Microorganisms: Types, Diseases, and Classification
Test your knowledge of microorganisms including bacteria, viruses, and fungi, the diseases they cause, their ecological relationships, and vaccines used against them.
Questions
Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which of the following is not a communicable disease?
- Cholera
- Common cold
- Chickenpox
- Anaemia
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
DPT vaccines are administered against
- virus
- bacteria
- fungus
- protozoa
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Yellow vein mosaic of okra is caused by a
- bacterium
- fungus
- virus
- protozoan
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
The microorganisms that live on a host’s body and take benefit from it without harming the host are called
- saprophytes
- commensals
- symbionts
- microbes
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which of the following is not a viral disease?
- Mumps
- Polio
- Dysentery
- Rabies
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding yeast?
- It is a unicellular and saprophytic fungus.
- Yeast cell has a cell wall.
- It exhibits sexual as well as asexual reproduction.
- It cannot be used in biological researches.
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which of the following is a non–infectious disease?
- Leukaemia
- Flu
- Cold
- Small pox
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Hepatitis B is caused by a
- bacterium
- fungus
- virus
- plasmodium
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which of the following diseases affects the central nervous system and can cause temporary or permanent paralysis?
- Polio
- Rabies
- AIDS
- Typhoid
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Late blight of potato is caused by a
- virus
- fungus
- amoeba
- bacterium