Quiz On Microorganisms
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- 1.Agar the growth medium for bacteria is taken from what kind of algae?
- A.
BROWN ALGAE
- B.
GREEN ALGAE
- C.
GOLDEN ALGAE
- D.
RED ALGAE
- 2.Fungi are decomposers because they ________.
- A.
Cause serious plant disease
- B.
Breakdown dead tissues
- C.
Perform photosynthesis
- D.
Prevent the growth of bacteria
- 3.What disease is caused by this protist plasmodium which is transmitted through the bite of female mosquito?
- A.
CHOLERA
- B.
DENGUE
- C.
MALARIA
- D.
SLEEPING SICKNESS
- 4.When Yna made a microscopic examination of bread mold, she saw a dark structure at the tip. What are these structures called?
- A.
HYPHAE
- B.
MYCELIUM
- C.
RHIZOID
- D.
SPORANGIUM
- 5.The following are useful effect of bacteria EXCEPT
- A.
Bacteria cause tumors in plants and animal
- B.
Bacteria can manufacture food
- C.
Bacteria are sources of antibiotics
- D.
Bacteria can decompose dead bodies
- 6.Unlike a moneran, a protist has a
- A.
CELL MEMBRANE
- B.
CELL WALL
- C.
NUCLEUS
- D.
VACUOLE
- 7.They are eukaryotic organisms with no chlorophyll and depend only on dead living matter for food.
- A.
BACTERIA
- B.
FUNGI
- C.
PROTIST
- D.
PLANTS
- 8.A red tide is a condition characterized by algal bloom and water is covered with red pigment which is due to
- A.
DIATOMS
- B.
DINOFLAGELLATES
- C.
EUGLENA
- D.
PLANKTON
- 9.What is the function of the nitrogen fixing bacteria in the nodules of legumous plants such as mongo?
- A.
Transport material through the stem
- B.
Help decompose materials present in the soil
- C.
Soften the soil, so that the roots can absorb the nutrients easily
- D.
Change nitrogen in the atmosphere into soluble compounds that can be absorbed by the plants.
- 10.What is the reason for placing bacteria and blue-green algae in the same kingdom?
- A.
Both are prokaryotic organism
- B.
Both can manufacture food
- C.
Both are multicellular
- D.
Both can perform nitrogen fixation
- 11.Euglena, paramecium, amoeba and plasmodium are best classified according to their ___________
- A.
FEEDING HABITS
- B.
HABITAT
- C.
LOCOMOTORY STRUCTURE
- D.
NUCLEAR CONTENT
- 12.What important function do heterotrophic bacteria perform in the biosphere?
- A.
Food production
- B.
Disease control
- C.
Production of free oxygen
- D.
Decomposition of decayed organic matter
- 13.Yeast are used in making bread and alcohol beverages. It is a kind of __________
- A.
BACTERIA
- B.
FUNGI
- C.
PROTIST
- D.
VIRUS
- 14.A one celled organism that has no true nucleus (no nuclear membrane) would belong to
- A.
KINGDOM ANIMALIA
- B.
KINGDOM FUNGI
- C.
KINGDOM MONERA
- D.
KINGDOM PLANTAE
- 15.Penicillin as basis component of antibiotics are derived from?
- A.
ALGAE
- B.
BACTERIA
- C.
FUNGI
- D.
YEAST
- 16.What is the shape of the bacillus bacteria?
- A.
SPHERICAL
- B.
ROUNDED
- C.
ROD
- D.
SPIRAL
- 17.Which of the following is NOT true about fungi?
- A.
Fungi are eukaryotic
- B.
Fungi have chitin in cell walls
- C.
Fungi as source of food as glycogen
- D.
Fungi are all beneficial
- 18.Which of the following protists have pseudopodia?
- A.
Amoeba
- B.
Euglena
- C.
Paramecium
- D.
Dinoflagellates
- 19.Using your knowledge of fungi, which of the following might prevent the mold from growing?
- A.
Buy a different type of orange.
- B.
Keep the oranges in the refrigerator.
- C.
Put the oranges in a warm place.
- D.
Put the oranges in a damp place.
- 20.How do bacteria help our bodies’ function?
- A.
They make our muscles and lungs stronger
- B.
They help to digest food in the intestines.
- C.
They circulate in our blood and help carry oxygen
- D.
They make our skin flexible and clean.
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