Microbiology Competency Test

_____is a prokaryotic microorganisms.

• Virus

• Algae

• Fungi

• Bacteria

______shows both living and non-living characteristics.

• Protozoa

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Fungi

Based on shape, the bacteria are of ______types.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Disease causing microorganisms are called_______

• Pathogens

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Protozoa

The protein coat surrounding the virus is called ________

• Envelope

• Membrane

• Capsid

• Network

Antibiotic Penicillin obtained from___________.

• Agaricus

• Fusarium

• Penicillium notatum

• Pyricularia

Yeast reproduce by______"

• Fission

• Budding

• Spore formation

• Fragmentation

Malaria is caused by ______.

• Influenza

• Plasmodium

• Vibrio cholera

• Rhabdo Viridae

What is the smallest pathogen?

• Virus
• Bacteria
• Fungus
• Tapeworm

Which was most likely classified as a pandemic?

• People in eleven states were sickened after eating beef contaminated with the E. Coli bacteria. The tainted beef was traced to a meat-packing plant.
• Two camps, in close proximity to each other, experienced an outbreak of cholera. The infection was traced to contaminated drinking water.
• A measles outbreak in Indiana was attributed to children whose parents did not have them vaccinated for measles.
• During 1918 to 1919, an estimated 20-40% of the world's population suffered from the Spanish flu.