Test You Knowledge About Types Of Microorganisms! Trivia Quiz
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This trivia quiz is perfect to Test Your Knowledge About Types Of Microorganisms! Microorganisms are divided into seven types: bacteria, archaea, protozoa, algae, fungi, viruses, and multicellular animal parasites. Each has its cellular composition, and the quiz below will help you get to learn some more about them. Why don’t you give it a shot and keep a lookout for more quizzes like it!
Questions and Answers
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Which essential structure of a bacterium surrounds the nucleoid?
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Which group of microorganism is made up of ONLY unicellular organisms?
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What are spores resistant to?
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___________ and resolution are two major characteristics of microscopes.
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Which type of microscopic lenses focus light onto the specimen?
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Higher magnification will result in decreased _____________.
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Other than Gram stain, name another type of differential staining.
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The purpose of using the Bunsen burner is to minimise presence of ______________.
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What is the term used for a reagent that fixes the primary stain in the bacterial smear?
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Which type of animal-like protists have pseudopods?
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What is the term given for organisms that depend on other organisms for food?
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Name ONE asexual mode of reproduction for eukaryotes.
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Giardia lamblia is a type of __________________ protist.
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Are protists prokaryotes or eukaryotes?
- 15.
What does "ATP" stands for?
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A _________________ sample area is needed for a fair comparison of results for the swab test.
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An advantage of the conventional swab is that it is suitable for _____________ places.
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What is produced as a results of the Bioluminescence Assay?
- 19.
How are results from the Bioluminescence Assay expressed as?
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How long should RODAC plates be incubated for?
- 21.
Which direct contact method is not a fully quantitative test?
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Passive and Active Air Monitoring only test for _________ counts.
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A ________________ culture medium is used for Passive Air monitoring.
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Which equipment test for both viable and non-viable counts for Air Monitoring?
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Which type of media is used if you want microorganisms to multiply rapidly?
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What is the name of the solidifying agent added to make solid media?
- 27.
What is the name of the media that selectively cultivates Staphylococcus spp?
- 28.
What component(s) of the differential media that allow colour changes to occur?
- 29.
What is the pH indicator used in the citrate utilization test?
- 30.
What is used to observe gas production for organisms that can ferment carbohydrates?
- 31.
Name ONE plastic that can be autoclavable.
- 32.
Which type of waste needs to be disposed of by licensed contractors only?
- 33.
Which is more stringent - 2 class or 3 class sampling plan?
- 34.
Is Bacillus cereus a Gram positive or a Gram negative bacteria?
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What is the actual size, in um, of an organism which measured 125um using the 40x objective lens?
- 36.
What kind of pressure is required within a food production area? Positive pressure or negative pressure?
- 37.
What is the most significant coliform in the food industry?
- 38.
What kind of protists cause Red Tide?
- 39.
Name the sexual mode of reproduction for eukaryotes.
- 40.
Gram positive bacteria has a thicker _____________ layer in the cell wall.
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