This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Science > Microbiology > Microbiology Agriculture – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Ten people became sick with the flu after attending a school dance. What is the scenario that could BEST explain how the people got sick? A) Contact with enviromental sources. B) Contact with an infected person. C) Contact with contaminated object. D) Contact with an infected animal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contact with an infected person. 2. What is most unique about E. coli? A) It is a bacteria that causes illness in humans. B) It is a bacteria that has caused outbreaks through contaminated food. C) It is harmless in animals' intestines, but if ingested may cause illness. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is harmless in animals' intestines, but if ingested may cause illness. 3. Which BEST compares bacteria and viruses? A) Bacteria are smaller than viruses. B) Bacteria causes disease, but viruses do not. C) Bacteria are living organisms, but viruses are not. D) Bacteria have genetic material, but viruses do not. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bacteria are living organisms, but viruses are not. 4. Which pathogen reproduces in the lytic cycle? A) Parasites. B) Bacteria. C) Fungi. D) Viruses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Viruses. 5. Alan noticed that his foot itched between his toes after coming home from the gym. He now believes he may have contracted athlete's foot. What type of pathogen MOST LIKELY caused this possible infection of his foot? A) Bacterium. B) Fungus. C) Virus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fungus. 6. A disease caused by a pathogen is called a(n) A) Infectious disease. B) Non infectious disease. C) Virus. D) Immune disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infectious disease. 7. For which disease would a doctor MOST LIKELY prescribe an antibiotic? A) Chickenpox. B) Flu. C) Strep throat. D) Cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strep throat. 8. Which BEST distinguishes an infectious disease from a noninfectious disease? A) Infectious diseases can be prevented with vaccines; noninfectious diseases cannot. B) Infectious diseases cannot be transmitted from one organism to another; noninfectious diseases can. C) Infectious disease can be cured with antibiotics; noninfectious disease cannot. D) Infectious diseases can be spread from one organism to another; noninfectious diseases cannot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Infectious diseases can be spread from one organism to another; noninfectious diseases cannot. 9. Which microorganism could cause asthma in a child? A) E-coli. B) Bacteria. C) Fungi. D) Virus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fungi. 10. The Anopheles mosquito transmits the parasite Plasmodium to humans. Plasmodium causes malaria. In this situation, which is the vector of the disease? A) Human. B) Plasmodium. C) Malaria. D) Anopheles mosquito. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anopheles mosquito. 11. Which disease-causing agent could quickly multiply into colonies of billions of cells in the space of a drop of water? A) Viruses. B) Protists. C) Bacteria. D) Fungi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bacteria. 12. Which contagion is correctly matched to the disease it causes? A) Chicken pox - bacteria. B) Rabies - fungus. C) Polio - parasite. D) Influenza - virus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Influenza - virus. 13. Which diseases are most likely to be treated with antibiotics? A) Those caused by parasites. B) Those caused by fungi. C) Those caused by viruses. D) Those caused by bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Those caused by bacteria. 14. What is the biggest difference between an epidemic and a pandemic? A) A pandemic occurs in a small region, while an epidemic occurs in a much larger region. B) A pandemic is spread by humans, while an epidemic is spread by insects and rodents. C) An epidemic affects a small population of humans, while a pandemic affects a large population of humans. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An epidemic affects a small population of humans, while a pandemic affects a large population of humans. 15. Ta'Lisha's dog was bitten by a raccoon that was infected with rabies. Which of the following correctly explains how the pathogen was transmitted? A) The dog was a vector was infected by a raccoon. B) The raccoon was the vector that transmitted the airborne disease to the dog. C) The raccoon was the vector that transmitted the disease to the dog through a bite. D) All of these are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The raccoon was the vector that transmitted the disease to the dog through a bite. 16. Which of these is most likely to be spread when two people drink from the same water bottle? A) Asthma. B) Strep throat. C) Malaria. D) Hay fever. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strep throat. 17. This root means star A) Aster. B) Arthr. C) Aqu. D) Ary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aster. 18. A woman gets sick with Lyme disease. Which was the MOST LIKELY vector that infected her? A) A deer tick. B) A cockroach. C) A flea. D) A mosquito. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A deer tick. 19. A tape worm lives in the intestines of its host. Which example BEST describes the relationship between the tapeworm and its host? A) The tapeworm benefits from its host; however, the host is not affected. B) The tapeworm does not benefit from its host, but the host does benefit. C) The tapeworm benefits from its host, and the host is negatively affected. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The tapeworm benefits from its host, and the host is negatively affected. 20. Which kind of organisms are disease-causing yeasts and molds? A) Viruses. B) Parasites. C) Fungi. D) Bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fungi. 21. Which has made the possibility of an epidemic becoming a pandemic much MORE LIKELY in the 20th century? A) Increased vaccinations. B) Increased deforestation. C) Increased air pollution. D) Increased global travel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increased global travel. 22. The creation of genetically identical organisms A) Bioremediation. B) Cloning. C) Tissue Culturing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cloning. 23. Genetic engineering is a procedure used in biotechnology. Which best describes genetic engineering? A) Making artificial DNA in the laboratory from chemicals. B) Cutting out pieces of DNA from an organism under a microscope. C) Adding DNA from one organism into the DNA of another. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adding DNA from one organism into the DNA of another. 24. Which treatment is best for bacterial infections? A) Drink plenty of fluids. B) Antibiotics. C) Vaccines. D) Rest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antibiotics. 25. How do viruses and bacteria compare? A) They are both living. B) They both have DNA. C) They are both nonliving. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They both have DNA. 26. What kind of disease is spread from one person to another? A) A contamination disease. B) An infectious disease. C) A noninfectious disease. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An infectious disease. 27. This root means joint, articulation A) Arthr. B) Aster. C) Anter. D) Archaeo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arthr. 28. Which of these can reproduce only when inside a host cell? A) Fungus. B) Bacterium. C) Parasite. D) Virus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Virus. 29. How does the reproductive potential of bacteria affect illnesses caused by bacteria? A) Short generation time results in many bacteria. B) Short generation time results in only a few bacteria. C) Long generation time results in only a few bacteria. D) Long generation time results in many bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Short generation time results in many bacteria. 30. Which disease is caused by a virus? A) Rabies. B) AIDS. C) Lyme disease. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) AIDS. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesMicrobiology Agriculture Quiz 1Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 2Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 3Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 4Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 5Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 7 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books