Microbes Quiz
Take our quiz on Microbes and see if you know all the questions! :)
- 1.
What diseases caused by Microbes called?
- A.
Bacteria
- B.
Diseases
- C.
Germs
- D.
Multi-cellular
Correct Answer
C. Germs -
- 2.
Bacteria are __________ microorganisms
- A.
Multi-cellular
- B.
Microorganisms
- C.
Uni-cellular
- D.
Pathogenic
Correct Answer
C. Uni-cellular -
- 3.
What is one example of a fungi listed below?
- A.
Seaweed
- B.
Mould
- C.
Mushroom
- D.
Flowers
Correct Answer
C. Mushroom -
- 4.
Viruses are the smallest type of microbe. True or false?
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 5.
Fungi feed on ________ organisms
- A.
Living
- B.
Strange
- C.
Dead
- D.
Delicious
Correct Answer
C. Dead -
- 6.
What are the 3 types of Microbes?
- A.
Fungi, bacteria, viruses
- B.
Fungi, flowers, animals
- C.
Bacteria, germs, mushrooms
- D.
Beetles, flies, mosquitos
Correct Answer
A. Fungi, bacteria, viruses -
- 7.
Which of these diseases are caused by Fungi?
- A.
Common Cold
- B.
Pneumonia
- C.
Swine Flu
- D.
Tinea
Correct Answer
D. Tinea -
- 8.
Every microbe has a nucleus
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 9.
Microbes can be spread with air, animals, food, touch and in water
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 10.
A type of disease caused by Fungi is Athletes Foot
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 11.
Fungi are the smallest type of Microbe?
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 12.
A spherical bacterium is called a:
- A.
Bacillus
- B.
Coccus
- C.
Spirochaete
- D.
Spirallotis
Correct Answer
B. Coccus -
- 13.
Which of the following is a disease caused by bacteria?
- A.
Food poisioning
- B.
Athlete's foot
- C.
Common cold
- D.
Fever
Correct Answer
A. Food poisioning -
- 14.
All bacteria are bad
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 15.
What shape are bacteria?
- A.
Sphere
- B.
Rod
- C.
All of the listed
- D.
Spiral
Correct Answer
C. All of the listed -
- 16.
You can eat some types of Fungi
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 17.
Viruses can infect other micro-organisms like bacteria
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 18.
Microbes are called, microbes because?
- A.
You can hear them through a micro-phone
- B.
They have micro-chips inside them
- C.
They can only be seen using a micro-scope
- D.
They are killed by micro-waves
Correct Answer
C. They can only be seen using a micro-scope -
- 19.
Microbes that have cells but no nucleus are...
- A.
Viruses
- B.
Bacteria
- C.
Fungi
- D.
Algae
Correct Answer
B. Bacteria -
- 20.
What cells are responsible for immune response?
Correct Answer
White Blood cells
T cells
B cells - 21.
Microbes that cause disease are called?
Correct Answer
pathogens
germs - 22.
What is the smallest microbe?
Correct Answer
virus
viruses - 23.
We breathe microbes into our lungs if some-one?
Correct Answer
coughs
sneezes - 24.
What nucleic acid is found in viruses?
- A.
DNA & RNA
- B.
DNA
- C.
RNA
- D.
Neither
Correct Answer
A. DNA & RNA -
- 25.
Viruses are sub-microscopic
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 26.
Viruses have a strand of genes instead of a nucleus
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
Quiz Review Timeline +
Our quizzes are rigorously reviewed, monitored and continuously updated by our expert board to maintain accuracy, relevance, and timeliness.
-
Current Version
-
Mar 21, 2022Quiz Edited by
ProProfs Editorial Team -
Aug 28, 2014Quiz Created by
Nicole_vilaylack
Back to top