Introduction To Bacteria: Trivia Quiz!
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- 1.Select ALL choices that accurately describe bacteria.
- A.
Unicellular
- B.
Prokaryotic
- C.
Eukaryotic
- D.
Microscopic
- E.
Can be found on most surfaces
- F.
On you right now
- 2.Some E. coli bacteria can make you sick, whereas others are helpful.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.Choose the 3 shapes that bacteria come in.
- A.
Bacilli (rod-shaped)
- B.
Cocci (round)
- C.
Spiral-shaped
- D.
Tubin (tube-shaped)
- 4.How do bacteria reproduce?
- A.
Meiosis and fertilization
- B.
Divide in half
- C.
Female and male bacteria mate
- D.
Each bacteria is both male and female
- 5.Select ALL the choices that demonstrate how different bacteria obtain energy (food). Some bacteria __________________________
- A.
Are photosynthetic.
- B.
Are producers.
- C.
are consumers.
- D.
Scavenge for food.
- E.
Attack other organisms for food.
- F.
Attack viruses for food.
- G.
Consume metallic objects.
- 6.What is a pathogen?
- A.
A microorganism that makes you sick.
- B.
A series of chemical reactions
- C.
A series of steps that bacteria follow to reproduce
- D.
A bacterium before it reaches maturity
- 7.How do pathogenic bacteria make you ill?
- A.
Produce toxins
- B.
Insert themselves into your white blood cells
- C.
Insert DNA into your white blood cells
- D.
Pathogenic bacteria are harmless
- 8.All bacteria are pathogenic.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Most bacteria cause disease.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.In what ways can bacteria be helpful to humans?
- A.
Used to ferment meats
- B.
Help you digest food
- C.
Make yogurt
- D.
Fight viruses like the common cold
- 11.Which 3 bacteria listed are harmful?
- A.
E. coli O157:H7
- B.
Salmonella
- C.
Staphylococcus
- D.
Lactobacillus
- E.
Pediococcus
- 12.Which choices should you use to help keep you safe from pathogenic bacteria?
- A.
Cook food thoroughly
- B.
Wash your hands with regular soap
- C.
Wash your hands with antibacterial soap
- D.
Store food properly at the correct temperature
- E.
Keep warm when it is cold out and don't go out in the rain
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