Microbial Growth and Biofilms Quiz

Microbial Growth and Biofilms Quiz

12th Grade

15 Qs

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Microbial Growth and Biofilms Quiz

Microbial Growth and Biofilms Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Science

12th Grade

Medium

NGSS
HS-LS2-3, HS-LS1-4

Standards-aligned

Used 3+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Select the physical factors below that can affect microbial growth.

Temperature

Radiation (visible light, UV, gamma)

Barometric pressure

Extreme drying/dehydration

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Archaea, as a group, are not pathogens. This is because _______.

they evolved without mammals

mammals evolved special defenses against them

mammalian hosts do not meet their environmental requirements

they are outcompeted by natural flora

None of the choices are correct

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Cultures of a bacterial species were incubated out on the incubator shelf, in an anaerobic jar, and in a candle jar. After incubation, there was moderate growth of cultures in the candle and anaerobic jars, but heavy growth of the culture on the incubator shelf. This species is a(n) _______.

obligate aerobe

obligate anaerobe

facultative anaerobe

microaerophile

capnophile

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The toxic superoxide ion is converted to harmless oxygen by two enzymes, _______.

catalase and hydrogen peroxidases

superoxide dismutase and hydrogen peroxidases

superoxide dismutase and catalase

catalase and oxidase

superoxide dismutase and oxidase

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An organism that respires using oxygen when it is present but can switch to an alternative anaerobic pathways when it is absent is a(n) _______.

aerotolerant anaerobe

obligate aerobe

facultative anaerobe

microaerophile

obligate anaerobe

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An organism that cannot grow without oxygen is a(n) _______.

aerotolerant anaerobe

obligate aerobe

facultative anaerobe

microaerophile

obligate anaerobe

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A halophile would grow best in _______.

acid pools

freshwater ponds

hot geyser springs

arid, desert soil

salt lakes

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