This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Microbiology Agriculture – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 8 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which BEST explains how a nonliving virus is able to reproduce? A) A virus becomes living when in contact with a host organism. B) A virus infects a host organism by injecting its DNA into the cells of the host organism. C) A virus infects a host organism by pulling the DNA from the cells of the host organism into itself. D) A virus becomes living when a sufficient number of viruses invade a host organism and cause an infection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A virus infects a host organism by injecting its DNA into the cells of the host organism. 2. Which statement best contrasts a bacterium and a virus? A) A bacterium can reproduce, where a virus will not reproduce. B) A bacterium does not invade living living things where a virus does. C) A bacterium is a one-celled living organism, whereas a virus is a nonliving organism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A bacterium is a one-celled living organism, whereas a virus is a nonliving organism. 3. Which vector is associated with the West Nile virus? A) Ticks. B) Mosquitos. C) Taquitos. D) Fleas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mosquitos. 4. What parasite is most often responsible for the spread of Lyme disease? A) Mosquito. B) Deer tick. C) Crane Fly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deer tick. 5. What is the source of energy for photosynthesis? A) Sunlight. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Glucose. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sunlight. 6. In the midwestern United States, the occurrence of influenza was greater than expected. Which best describes this influenza outbreak? A) A pandemic, because influenza is an infectious disease. B) An epidemic, because influenza is an infectious disease. C) A pandemic, because it occurred in more than one state. D) An epidemic, because it occurred in one region of the U.S. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An epidemic, because it occurred in one region of the U.S. 7. Which BEST describes how athlete's foot is spread to other individuals? A) Inhaling fungal spores in the air. B) Eating food contaminated with fungus. C) Having contact with fungus on a shower floor. D) Swimming in a lake that has a large amount of algae. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having contact with fungus on a shower floor. 8. Which of the following is a virus? A) Influenza. B) Malaria. C) Strep throat. D) Athlete's Foot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Influenza. 9. Which type of microbe reproduces by causing a host cell to make more copies of it? A) Bacteria. B) Viruses. C) Fungi. D) Protists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Viruses. 10. Why are viruses considered to be nonliving organisms? A) They do not have genetic information. B) They are not able to move on their own. C) They do not interact with their environment. D) They are not able to reproduce without a host cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are not able to reproduce without a host cell. 11. 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 animal. C) Contact with contaminated object. D) Contact with an infected person. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contact with an infected person. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. Which pathogen reproduces in the lytic cycle? A) Bacteria. B) Parasites. C) Fungi. D) Viruses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Viruses. 15. 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. 16. A disease caused by a pathogen is called a(n) A) Virus. B) Immune disease. C) Infectious disease. D) Non infectious disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infectious disease. 17. For which disease would a doctor MOST LIKELY prescribe an antibiotic? A) Flu. B) Cold. C) Chickenpox. D) Strep throat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strep throat. 18. Which BEST distinguishes an infectious disease from a noninfectious disease? A) Infectious disease can be cured with antibiotics; noninfectious disease cannot. B) Infectious diseases can be prevented with vaccines; noninfectious diseases cannot. C) Infectious diseases can be spread from one organism to another; noninfectious diseases cannot. D) Infectious diseases cannot be transmitted from one organism to another; noninfectious diseases can. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infectious diseases can be spread from one organism to another; noninfectious diseases cannot. 19. Which microorganism could cause asthma in a child? A) Bacteria. B) Fungi. C) Virus. D) E-coli. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fungi. 20. The Anopheles mosquito transmits the parasite Plasmodium to humans. Plasmodium causes malaria. In this situation, which is the vector of the disease? A) Anopheles mosquito. B) Plasmodium. C) Human. D) Malaria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anopheles mosquito. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesMicrobiology Agriculture Quiz 1Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 2Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 3Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 4Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 5Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 6Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 7Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 9Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 10Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books