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Microorganisms: Friend and Foe

Microorganisms: Friend and Foe

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following disease is not caused by a bacteria?

  1. Cholera
  2. Smallpox
  3. Typhoid
  4. Tuberculosis
  5. Diphtheria
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following diseases is not caused by a virus?

  1. Common cold
  2. Influenza
  3. Measles
  4. Food poisoning
  5. Polio
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following disease is caused by a protozoa?

  1. Malaria
  2. Influenza
  3. Polio
  4. AIDS
  5. Typhoid
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are false?
a. Microorganisms may be unicellular or multicellular.
b. Viruses feed, move and respire on their own.
c. Bacteria is useful in making food, nitrogen fixation and decomposition of waste organic matter.

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only c
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a bacteria?

  1. Rhizobium
  2. Amoeba
  3. Plasmodium
  4. Spirogyra
  5. Penicillium
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a group into which microorganisms can be classified?

  1. Bacteria
  2. Viruses
  3. Protozoa
  4. Yeast
  5. Algae
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a protozoa?

  1. Lactobacillus
  2. Paramecium
  3. Chlamydomonas
  4. Spirogyra
  5. Penicillium
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following disease is caused by a fungi?

  1. Diphtheria
  2. Measles
  3. Chickenpox
  4. Tuberculosis
  5. Ringworm
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following microorganisms is used for making curd?

  1. Lactobacillus
  2. Rhizobium
  3. Diatoms
  4. Aspergillus
  5. Entamoeba
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are false?
a. Algae do not have proper roots, stems and leaves.
b. Chlamydomonas is a multicellular algae.
c. The blue-green algae have the ability to fix nitrogen gas of the atmosphere.

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only c
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a fungi?

  1. Aspergillus
  2. Chlamydomonas
  3. Diatoms
  4. Seaweeds
  5. Plasmodium
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is /are the uses of microorganisms?
a. Microorganisms are utilised in the making of curd and cake.
b. Microorganisms are used in the production of antibiotics.
c. Microorganisms are used in the production of alcohol, wine and vinegar.

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. All of these
  4. Only c
  5. Only b and c
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not an antibiotic?

  1. Penicillin
  2. Streptomycein
  3. Erythromycein
  4. Tetracycline
  5. Plasmodium
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The fungi of ______________ is very small in size and can be only seen with the help of a microscope.

  1. mushroom
  2. toadstool
  3. yeast
  4. puffball
  5. rhizobium
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

 
a. Bacteria 1. are a group of single-celled microorganisms which are classified as animals.
b. Viruses 2. are very small, single-celled microorganisms which have cell walls but do not have organised nucleus and other structures.
c. Protozoa 3. are the smallest microorganisms which can develop only inside the cells of the host organisms.
  1. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1
  2. a - 2, b - 1, c - 3
  3. a - 1, b - 3, c - 2
  4. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3
  5. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a non-communicable disease?

  1. Common cold
  2. Cholera
  3. Chickenpox
  4. Cancer
  5. Tuberculosis
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is present in the root nodules of leguminous plants. It helps in fixing atmospheric nitrogen and increases the fertility of the soil.

  1. Rhizobium
  2. Penicillium
  3. Aspergillus
  4. Spirogyra
  5. Entamoeba
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following diseases is not spread by a housefly?

  1. Cholera
  2. Tuberculosis
  3. Typhoid
  4. Polio
  5. Diarrhoea
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are false?
a. Except yeast, all fungi are made up of fine threads called hyphae.
b. Fungi needs moist and warm conditions to grow.
c. Diatoms is an example of mould fungi.

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only c
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is used to make alcoholic drinks and industrial spirit?

  1. Yeast
  2. Amoeba
  3. Penicillium
  4. Aspergillus
  5. Rhizopus
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following diseases is not preventable by vaccination?

  1. Polio
  2. Smallpox
  3. Cholera
  4. Malaria
  5. Typhoid
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

 
Human diseases Mode of transmission
a. Measles 1. Water
b. Typhoid 2. Mosquitoe
c. Dengue 3. Air
  1. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1
  2. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2
  3. a - 2, b - 1, c - 3
  4. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1
  5. a - 1, b - 3, c - 2
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Penicillin, the first antibiotic, was extracted from _____________.

  1. spirogyra
  2. toadstool
  3. diatoms
  4. lactobacillus
  5. penicillium
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a communicable disease?

  1. Tetanus
  2. Measles
  3. Heart attack
  4. Stroke
  5. Asthma
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are false?
a. Algae can turn alcohol into acetic acid.
b. Yeast is used in the baking industry to make bread.
c. Microorganisms clean up the atmosphere by decomposing the organic matter of dead plants, animals into harmless and simple substances.

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only c
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

 
Human diseases Method of spreading
a. Common cold 1. taking infected food or water
b. Cholera 2. sharing infected needles, injections or by sexual contact with the infected person
c. AIDS 3. breathing air containing microorganisms
  1. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2
  2. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1
  3. a - 2, b - 1, c - 3
  4. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1
  5. a - 1, b - 3, c - 2
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

 
a. Pathogens 1. are a large group of organisms, which do not have chlorophyll and do not photosynthesise.
b. Algae 2. are the disease causing microorganisms.
c. Fungi 3. is a large group of simple, plant-like organisms.
  1. a - 1, b - 3, c - 2
  2. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2
  3. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1
  4. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1
  5. a - 2, b - 1, c - 3
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are false?
a. Diseases caused by viruses cannot be treated with antibiotics.
b. Viruses are bigger in size than bacteria.
c. Amoebic dysentery is caused by a protozoa called Entamoeba.

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only c
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an algae?

  1. Lactobacillus
  2. Amoeba
  3. Entamoeba
  4. Plasmodium
  5. Spirogyra
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