This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Science > Microbiology > Microbiology Agriculture – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The overuse of antibiotics has MOST LIKELY resulted in the development of resistant strains of which organisms? A) Protozoa. B) Viruses. C) Fungi. D) Bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bacteria. 2. Which best describes a controversial concern associated with genetically modified crops? A) The use of genetically modified crops to increase potential crop yield. B) The short-term use of genetically modified crops in famine-stricken countries. C) The development of genetically modified crops which are resistant to herbicides. D) The long-term effects which may arise from the use of genetically modified crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The long-term effects which may arise from the use of genetically modified crops. 3. Which vector could lead to a malaria epidemic? A) Mosquitoes. B) Bats. C) Flies. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mosquitoes. 4. Which helps humans to resist an infectious disease? A) Heredity. B) Immunity. C) Vectors. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Immunity. 5. Fungi has a cell wall composed of what? A) Peptidoglycan. B) Chitin. C) Cellulose. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chitin. 6. What do you call an organism that causes diseases A) Microscopic. B) Toxin. C) Protozoa. D) Pathogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pathogen. 7. Using living organisms in a useful way to produce commercial products like pest resistant crops. A) Biotechnology. B) Protein. C) Bioremediation. D) Forensics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biotechnology. 8. Other name of algae, believed to be the origins of green land plants. A) Caynobacteria. B) Cyiobacteria. C) Cyanobacteria. D) Cyenobacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cyanobacteria. 9. How is Lyme disease transmitted from an infected mouse to a human? A) The human breathes in dust containing dried urine from the mouse. B) The human cleans the litter box of a pet cat that ate the mouse. C) A tick that feeds on the mouse then bites the human. D) The infected mouse bites the human. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A tick that feeds on the mouse then bites the human. 10. Which type of microbe can be treated with antibiotics? A) Viruses. B) Protists. C) Fungi. D) Bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bacteria. 11. Mushrooms are a type of what? A) Virus. B) Fungi. C) Protozoa. D) Bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fungi. 12. Why do some antibiotics become ineffective over time? A) Because they only work a few hours a day. B) Because they mutate before being used. C) Because they are overused for treatments. D) Because they only kill certain viruses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because they are overused for treatments. 13. Which microorganism could trigger an asthma attack in a child? A) Bacteria. B) Fungi. C) Virus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fungi. 14. This root means to touch A) Aph. B) Arteri. C) Aqu. D) Ase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aph. 15. Protozoa are divided based on their mode of locomotion, which of the following is FALSE? A) Amoeboids have false feet. B) Ciliates have a tiny hair. C) Flagellates have a whip like structure. D) Sporozoans are motile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sporozoans are motile. 16. Which environmental conditions contribute MOST to the spread of bacteria. A) Cold temperatures and low humidity. B) Warm temperatures and low humidity. C) Cold temperatures and high humidity. D) Warm temperatures and high humidity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Warm temperatures and high humidity. 17. Scientific study of crime scene evidence. A) Protein. B) Cloning. C) Forensics. D) Bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forensics. 18. Branch of biotechnology that alters the genes in biological organisms to achieve a medicinal or agricultural purpose. A) Bioremediation. B) Sexual reproduction. C) Genetic modification. D) Selective breeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Genetic modification. 19. Which of the following roots is in the word agriculture? A) Amyl. B) A, an. C) Agri. D) Alg. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agri. 20. Deer Ticks are vectors for Lyme disease. What type of pathogen is Lyme disease A) Viral. B) Transphobia. C) Bacterial. D) Fungal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bacterial. 21. An organism in the earliest stage of development. A) Cell. B) DNA. C) Embryo. D) Bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Embryo. 22. The root in the word amphibian means A) Field, soil. B) Both. C) Change. D) High. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both. 23. Which is a distinction between an epidemic and a pandemic? A) The season when the disease spreads. B) The symptoms of the disease. C) The geographical area affected. D) The species infected. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The geographical area affected. 24. Which is the best way to treat athlete's foot? A) Vaccine. B) Fungus-killing medicine. C) Antiviral medicine. D) Antibiotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fungus-killing medicine. 25. Antibiotics would be LEAST useful against which type of disease-causing organism? A) Fungus. B) Bacteria. C) Virus. D) Parasite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Virus. 26. Which is the easiest way for a person to prevent microbial infections? A) Avoid contact with animals. B) Isolate themselves at home. C) Sterilize everything in the home. D) Wash hands frequently with hot water and soap. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wash hands frequently with hot water and soap. 27. Humans occasionally become infected with common colds and flu after flying on crowded airplanes. Which microscopic biological hazard is MOST LIKELY responsible? A) Airborne contagions. B) Food-borne bacteria. C) Vector-born parasites. D) Environmental mutagens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Airborne contagions. 28. What is the most common method by which AIDS is spread? A) Animal bites. B) Contaminated food. C) Shared body fluids. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shared body fluids. 29. What do all viruses need to reproduce? A) They need insulin. B) They need a host cell. C) They need bacteria. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They need a host cell. 30. How are viruses different from most other microbes? A) They contain genetic material. B) They can cause disease. C) They are nonliving. D) Only seen with a microscope. 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