This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Microbiology > Microbiology Agriculture – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 1 (20 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) Computer scientist. B) Nuclear physicist. C) Agricultural researcher. D) Archaeologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agricultural researcher. 2. Why are people encouraged to get the flu shot? A) A flu shot is a vaccine that prevents people from catching the flu. B) A flu shot is an antibiotic that kills bacteria in the human body. C) A flu shot is an antiviral that slows down the multiplication of viruses in cells. D) A flu shot is a chemical that kills parasites in the human body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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) Cellular respiration. D) Symbiosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cellular respiration. 4. Which of these is best described as a pandemic? A) A student catches the flu from her younger brother. 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) Tens of millions of people worldwide are infected with flu in the same year. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 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) Viruses. C) Fungi. D) Protists. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fungi. 6. Which is an example of biotechnology? A) Developing hydropower energy sources. B) Studying how viruses cause diseases. C) Developing crop plants that are resistant to weed killers. D) Using bioindicators to monitor water quality. 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) Aerobic. B) Pathogens. C) Anaerobic. D) Fungi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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) Crossbreeding. B) Kidney surgery. C) Gene splicing. D) Use of herbicides. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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) Viruses replicate more rapidly over time. B) Viruses can mutate from year to year. C) Vaccines are absorbed by the body after a year. D) Vaccines get stronger over time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Viruses can mutate from year to year. 12. Which best describes a beneficial relationship between biotechnology and NC farmers? A) Improvements in biotechnology is making farming unnecessary. B) Improvements in biotechnology help plants become more disease resistant, increasing farmers' profits. C) Improvements in biotechnology create crops that pose biological threats for consumers, hurting farmers' profits. D) Biotechnology research leads to a decreasing need for traditional food sources because synthetic food can be produced instead. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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) Immunizations. B) New medicines. C) Good hygiene. D) Insurance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Immunizations. 15. Why do doctors suggest that people get a flu vaccine every year? A) Viruses replicate more rapidly over time. B) Viruses can mutate from year to year. C) Vaccines are absorbed by the body after a year. D) Vaccines get stronger over time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Viruses can mutate from year to year. 16. Which of the following is needed as a reactant for cellular respiration? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Oxygen. C) Water. D) Chlorophyll. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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) Forensics. C) Transgenic organism. D) Penicillin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transgenic organism. 19. Under which condition is a person most likely to contract E. coli poisoning? (E coli is a bacterium) A) Eating burnt pork. B) Eating unhealthy food. C) Eating undercooked beef. D) Eating transgender chicken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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. Next →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesMicrobiology Agriculture Quiz 2Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 3Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 4Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 5Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 6Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 7Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 8Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 9Microbiology Agriculture Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books