Do you really like researching? Have you ever thought about how many microorganisms reside inside and outside your body? If you think so, then you are a microbiology student, who loves to investigate each and everything around the environment. Microbiology is a broad area of science that includes bacteriology, virology, phycology, parasitology and many more. This quiz has been developed to test your knowledge and understanding of the different microorganisms roles and functions. So, let's try out the quiz. All the best!
Fungi are heterotrophic
Most fungi are aerobic
All fungi have eurocaryotic cells
All fungi are unicellular
Few fungi are pathogenic to humans
Candida albicans
Histoplasma capsulatum
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Penicillium
Aspergillus
They have fermentative metabolism
They are aerobic
They cannot tolerate high osmotic pressure
They can tolerate low-moisture conditions
They prefer a neutral environment (pH 7)
6
1
2
4
8
None
5
7
3
1
1,3,5,8
All
2,3,6,8
1,4,5,6,7
2,4,6,7,8
Fungal spores are resting spores to protect the fungus from adverse environmental conditions
Fungal spores are for reproduction
Fungi produce sexual spores
Fungi produce asexual spores
Fungal spores are used in identification of fungi
1 and 2
3 and 4
2 and 5
4 and 5
2 and 3
They have eucaryotic cells
All make cysts
They may reproduce sexually
They may have flagella or cilia
None of the above
Definitive host
Infected host
Intermediate host
Reservoir
None of the above
Shigella
Campylobacter
Erwinia
Staphylococcus aureus
Salmonella
Lower urethra
Conjunctiva
Bloodstream
Tooth and gum surfaces
Nasal passages
Mucous membranes
Phagocytes
Antibodies
Lysozyme
Skin
Are gram-positive cocci
Are arranged in chains
Are gram-negative cocci
Form endospores
Are strict anaerobes
Fimbriae
Capsule
Glycocalyx
Ribosomes
Cell wall
Virions
Hepadnaviridae
Bacteriophages
Bactericides
Polyhedral virus
Normal cells of the host, producing the cell-mediated immunity
Viruses free in body fluids
Bacteria free in body fluids
Intracellular bacteria and viruses
Toxins
Coenocytic
Septate
Rhizoid
Plasmodial
Mycelial
Antagonism
Parasitism
Opportunism
Commensalism
Mutualism
The ciliary escalator
Mucous-coated hairs
The lacrimal apparatus
The epiglottis
Ciliated cells
They contain avirulent strains
They contain intact but dead microbes
They cannot reproduce in the host
They produce a stronger immune response
They are antigenic
Tetanus toxin
Cholera toxin
Diphtheria toxin
Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin
Streptolysin O
Have flagella
Are gram-positive
Have endospores
Have axial filaments
Cytotoxic T cells
Plasma cells
TH1 cells
Helper T cells
Regulatory T cells
They can grow in high concentrations of sugars and salts
Diseases caused by fungi are called mycoses
They are strict aerobes
They are capable of metabolising complex carbohydrates found in newspaper and wood
Identification of fungi usually involves examination of spore types