Mock Test Quiz 1

Microorganisms are involved in each of the following processes EXCEPT

• infection

• decomposition of organic material

• O₂ production

• food production

• smog production

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NGSS.HS-LS2-5

The term used to describe a disease-causing microorganism is

• microbe

• bacterium

• virus

• pathogen

• infection

In the name Staphylococcus aureus, aureus is the

• genus

• domain name

• specific name

• kingdom

• family name

A prokaryotic cell may possess each of the following cellular components EXCEPT

• a flagella

• a nucleus

• a ribosomes

• a cell wall

• a cell membrane

Which of the following is NOT associated with viruses?

• organelles

• nucleic acid

• envelope

• spikes

• capsid

The bacterial shape of the cells in the Figure would best be described as

• bacillus

• spiral

• coccus

• ovoid

• columnar

Protozoan motility structures include

• cilia

• flagella

• pseudopods

• cilia and pseudopods only

• cilia, flagella, and pseudopods

Classification of organisms into three domains is based on

• the presence of a cell wall

• the number of cells in the organism

• cellular organization

• nutritional requirements.

• cellular proteins

Which of the following findings was essential for Edward Jenner’s vaccination process?

• Exposure to a milder disease form may produce immunity.

• A weakened microorganism will not cause disease

• Someone who recovers from a disease will not acquire that disease again

• Disease is caused by viruses.

• Pathogenic microorganisms infect all humans and animals in the same manner

Development of emerging infectious disease can be a result of all of the following except

• microbial mutation

• modern transportation

• use of genetically modified foods

• changes in the environment

• overuse of antibiotics