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Quiz by Jeffrey Piggott, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Jeffrey Piggott
about 6 years ago
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Question 1
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Two different sorts of microbes are:
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A) plants and fungi.
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B) crustaceans and viruses.
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C) viruses and bacteria.
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D) viruses and pollen grains.
Question 2
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Which of these lists the organisms in the correct size order, with smallest first?
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A) viruses, bacteria, fungi, rose bushes, elephants
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B) elephants, rose bushes, fungi, bacteria, viruses
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C) bacteria, viruses, fungi, rose bushes, elephants
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D) fungi, bacteria, viruses, rose bushes, elephants
Question 3
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Why do some people think that viruses are not living things?
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A) They cannot carry out all seven of the life processes.
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B) They can give people diseases.
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C) They do not have lungs and so cannot breathe.
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D) They are too small to see.
Question 4
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Look at the two pictures. What do they show?
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A) X is a fungus and Y is a bacterium.
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B) X is a pollen grain and Y is a virus.
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C) X is a crustacean and Y is a plant
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D) X is a virus and Y is a bacterium.
Question 5
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Which microbe is used to make bread rise?
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A) bacteria
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B) yeast
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C) plants
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D) sodium bicarbonate
Question 6
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When a microbe gives you a disease you are said to be:
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A) indebted to the microbe.
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B) ingested by the microbe.
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C) injected by the microbe.
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D) infected by the microbe.
Question 7
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Colds, flu, chickenpox and AIDS are all caused by:
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A) viruses.
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B) fungi.
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C) polluted air.
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D) animals.
Question 8
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Dimitri has a cold. He may have caught this by:
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A) standing in a cold place for too long.
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B) not eating enough fruits and vegetables.
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C) breathing in air containing a microbe.
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D) staying up too late and getting very tired.
Question 9
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Bacon takes longest to go off if it is kept in a:
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A) fridge.
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B) fruit bowl.
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C) breadbox.
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D) freezer.
Question 10
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One part of your body that tries to keep microbes out is your:
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A) hair.
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B) nails.
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C) arm.
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D) skin.
Question 11
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Look at the diagram.
The organ shown in the diagram can kill microbes because:
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A) it is very hot.
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B) it squashes them.
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C) there is no air in it
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D) it contains a strong acid.
Question 12
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An antibiotic is a medicine that:
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A) kills bacteria and viruses.
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B) kills only viruses.
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C) kills only bacteria.
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D) is dangerous and so is no longer used.
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