This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Science > Microbiology > Microbiology Agriculture – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Studying biotechnology is most likely to be useful for which career? A) Nuclear physicist. B) Agricultural researcher. C) Archaeologist. D) Computer scientist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agricultural researcher. 2. Why are people encouraged to get the flu shot? A) A flu shot is an antibiotic that kills bacteria in the human body. B) A flu shot is a vaccine that prevents people from catching the flu. C) A flu shot is a chemical that kills parasites in the human body. D) A flu shot is an antiviral that slows down the multiplication of viruses in cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A flu shot is a vaccine that prevents people from catching the flu. 3. Which process releases energy from food molecules? A) Meiosis. B) Photosynthesis. C) Symbiosis. D) Cellular respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cellular respiration. 4. Which of these is best described as a pandemic? A) Tens of millions of people worldwide are infected with flu in the same year. B) Three members of a soccer team come down with the flu. C) Dozens of people in two neighboring towns have flu at the same time. D) A student catches the flu from her younger brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tens of millions of people worldwide are infected with flu in the same year. 5. Which type of microbe generally affects the skin? A) Bacteria. B) Protists. C) Fungi. D) Viruses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fungi. 6. Which is an example of biotechnology? A) Studying how viruses cause diseases. B) Using bioindicators to monitor water quality. C) Developing crop plants that are resistant to weed killers. D) Developing hydropower energy sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Developing crop plants that are resistant to weed killers. 7. Examples of bacterial diseases A) Strep throat, pneumonia, leprosy, tuberculosis, Lyme disease. B) Athletes foot, ring worm, candida, jock itch. C) Influenza (flu), common cold, chickenpox. measles, AIDS, yellow fever. D) Tick, flea, tapeworm, mosquito, leech, lice, bedbug. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strep throat, pneumonia, leprosy, tuberculosis, Lyme disease. 8. Bacteria that live in habitats that lack oxygen are called what? A) Fungi. B) Pathogens. C) Aerobic. D) Anaerobic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anaerobic. 9. A form of genetic modification in which a gene from one organism is inserted into the DNA of another organism. Example:human gene for making insulin inserted into the DNA of bacteria A) Kidney surgery. B) Crossbreeding. C) Use of herbicides. D) Gene splicing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gene splicing. 10. Juan's doctor diagnoses him with a virus, then writes a prescription for a medication. What type of medication did the doctor probably give Juan? A) Anti-viral. B) Antibiotic. C) Anti-bacterial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anti-viral. 11. Why do doctors suggest that people get a flu vaccine each year? A) Vaccines are absorbed by the body after a year. B) Viruses replicate more rapidly over time. C) Vaccines get stronger over time. D) Viruses can mutate from year to year. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Viruses can mutate from year to year. 12. Which best describes a beneficial relationship between biotechnology and NC farmers? A) Improvements in biotechnology create crops that pose biological threats for consumers, hurting farmers' profits. B) Improvements in biotechnology is making farming unnecessary. C) Biotechnology research leads to a decreasing need for traditional food sources because synthetic food can be produced instead. D) Improvements in biotechnology help plants become more disease resistant, increasing farmers' profits. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Improvements in biotechnology help plants become more disease resistant, increasing farmers' profits. 13. Which best explains how a virus affects other organisms? A) Viruses increase the survival of other organisms. B) Viruses immediately destroy all cells they come in contact with. C) Viruses live and reproduce in between the cells of other organisms. D) Viruses invade the cells of other organisms, using them to reproduce. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Viruses invade the cells of other organisms, using them to reproduce. 14. Which has had the greatest impact on preventing epidemics in the twenty-first century? A) New medicines. B) Insurance. C) Good hygiene. D) Immunizations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Immunizations. 15. Why do doctors suggest that people get a flu vaccine every year? A) Vaccines get stronger over time. B) Viruses replicate more rapidly over time. C) Vaccines are absorbed by the body after a year. D) Viruses can mutate from year to year. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Viruses can mutate from year to year. 16. Which of the following is needed as a reactant for cellular respiration? A) Water. B) Chlorophyll. C) Oxygen. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxygen. 17. Lyme disease is spread by ticks and people affected with Lyme disease often exhibit a rash and symptoms similar to the flu. Which is the cause of Lyme disease? A) Fungi. B) Virus. C) Bacterium. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bacterium. 18. Organism that is genetically engineered by inserting a gene from another organism. A) Bacteria. B) Transgenic organism. C) Forensics. D) Penicillin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transgenic organism. 19. Under which condition is a person most likely to contract E. coli poisoning? (E coli is a bacterium) A) Eating unhealthy food. B) Eating undercooked beef. C) Eating burnt pork. D) Eating transgender chicken. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eating undercooked beef. 20. Examples of fungal diseases A) Strep throat, pneumonia, leprosy, tuberculosis, Lyme disease. B) Athletes foot, ring worm, candida, jock itch. C) Influenza (flu), common cold, chickenpox. measles, AIDS, yellow fever. D) Tick, flea, tapeworm, mosquito, leech, lice, bedbug. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Athletes foot, ring worm, candida, jock itch. 21. Which best explains why a contagious disease is likely to become an epidemic? A) Failure to follow safety rules when handling bacteria. B) Lack of understanding as to how the disease is spread. C) Creation of supergerms due to the overuse of antibiotics. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lack of understanding as to how the disease is spread. 22. Which explains why a fungus attaches to a host? A) The fungus provides hydration to the host. B) The fungus acquires nutrients from the host. C) The fungus injects the host with a toxin when it attaches. D) The fungus cannot survive without another living organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The fungus acquires nutrients from the host. 23. Which of the following reproduces by injecting its genetic material into a host cell? A) Virus. B) Parasite. C) Bacterium. D) Microorganism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Virus. 24. Which was the BEST way to prevent the spread of pathogens? A) Wear gloves while outside. B) Educate the public about disease transmission. C) Wash hands frequently with antibacterial soap. D) Stay at home during flu season whenever possible. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wash hands frequently with antibacterial soap. 25. Which is the best method for preventing a parasitic disease? A) Vaccination. B) Wearing a mask. C) Limiting physical contact with others. D) Avoiding contaminated food and water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Avoiding contaminated food and water. 26. Which best explains why researchers are working to improve microbial drugs? A) Microbes are becoming more resistant to current drugs. B) Microbes are learning to detect current drugs and avoid them. C) Microbes are growing too large to be stopped by drugs. D) Scientists want to make more money. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Microbes are becoming more resistant to current drugs. 27. Which best describes the size of a virus compared to the size of bacteria? A) Bacteria are small, while viruses are larger. B) Bacteria are large, while viruses are larger. C) Bacteria are small, while viruses are smaller. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bacteria are small, while viruses are smaller. 28. Which of the following reproduce through binary fission? A) Bacteria. B) Fungus. C) Parasites. D) Virus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bacteria. 29. Which statement about fungi is not true? A) All fungi are multicellular. B) All fungi are heterotrophic. C) All fungi are poisonous. D) Fungi are important to our ecosystems because they serve as decomposers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All fungi are poisonous. 30. A city has an outbreak of a disease that affects an unusually large portion of its population at the same time. Which term best describes the outbreak? A) Pandemic. B) Plague. C) Epidemic. D) Infection. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epidemic. Next →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesMicrobiology Agriculture Quiz 2Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 3Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 4Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 5Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 6Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 7 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books