Microorganisms Quiz

What is meant by the term ‘naked eye’?

In what environments are pathogens most likely to thrive and spread?

How do you think diseases spread from one person to the next?

What are some of the ways germs are spread? Explain your answer.

What strategies can we implement as a global community to mitigate the risks posed by a highly infectious pathogen that threatens public health on a massive scale?

Mushrooms belong to

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Protists

• Virus

What technological invention first allowed humans to discover microorganisms?

• X-ray

• Magnifying Glass

• Telescope

• Microscope

Which of the following is not a type of Microorganism ?

• Protist

• Mammal

• Bacteria

• Fungi

What characteristic defines a microorganism as 'macroscopic'?

• Reproduces quickly

• Lives in water

• Smaller than 1 cm

• Can be seen without the aid of magnification

Disease-causing microorganisms are called pathogens

• True
• False