Leaving Certificate Biology Microbiology 1 iQuiz

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Which of the following do you associate antibiotics with?

Protista Fungi

Algae Lichens

Infections are generally eliminated during surgical operations by using

…

Pickling Aseptic techniques

Pasteurisation Desiccation

Rod shaped bacteria are called …

Streptococci Spirillum

Cocci Bacilli

An organism that enters the body and causes disease is called a …

Pathogen Saprophyte

Parasite Bacterium

What is the collective term for all the filaments that make up the

vegetative part of a fungus?

Mycorrhiza Pathogen

Hypha Mycelium

Bacteria can survive adverse conditions by forming …

Zoospores Endospores

Spores Zygospores

All bacteria are killed by …

Canning Drying

Refrigeration Freezing

What term refers to fungal hypha with no cross-walls?

Septate Aseptate

Aseptic Septic

What name is given to a substance which is naturally produced by living micro-

organisms and destroys or inhibits the growth of other micro-organisms,

especially bacteria or fungi?

Antiseptic Antibody

Antibiotic Antigen

Select from the following a disease caused by bacteria.

Polio Smallpox

Tetanus Influenza

Bacteria are not used in the manufacture of which of the

following?

Vinegar Ice cream

Yoghurt Cheese

What term is given to poisons produced by bacteria?

Antibodies Toxins

Antiserums Phagocytes

Select from the following a disease caused by a virus passed on

through the bite of a wild animal.

Malaria Typhoid

Rabies Cholera

An agent that inhibits growth of micro-organisms but does not kill

those already growing may be referred to as …

A steriliser A bleach

A disinfectant An antiseptic

Put the following stages of the bacterial growth curve in the

correct order. 1- Log; 2- Lag; 3- Stationary; 4- Survival; 5- Decline

2, 1, 3, 4, 5 2, 1, 3, 5, 4

4, 1, 2, 3, 5 4, 2, 1, 3, 5

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Microbiology 1 iQuiz