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Microbiology And Biotechnology
Test Description: Microbiology
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1) Which tool is MOST responsible for preventing future pandemics of smallpox?
A
better worldwide urban sanitation
B
improved global quarantine facilities
C
global education about smallpox
D
worldwide vaccination for smallpox
2) Which best explains why viruses are dangerous to humans?
A
They are all airborne.
B
They cannot be treated for several months after infection.
C
They are better suited to live in cold environments.
D
They are easily spread
3) Which microbe is nonliving
A
bacteria
B
virus
C
fungus
D
parasite
4) The bacteria that causes bubonic plague is transmitted to humans by fleas. Which term best describes the role of the fleas in transmitting bubonic plague?
A
pathogen
B
parasite
C
vector
D
decomposer
5) A city has an outbreak of a disease that affects an unusually large portion of its population at the same time. Which term BEST describes the outbreak?
A
infection
B
epidemic
C
plague
D
pandemic
6) What type of microbe causes Malaria
A
virus
B
bacteria
C
fungus
D
parasite
7) Why do doctors suggest that people get a flu vaccine each year?
A
Vaccines are absorbed by the body after a year.
B
Viruses replicate more rapidly over time.
C
Vaccines get stronger over time.
D
Viruses can mutate from year to year.
8) Which is a distinction between an epidemic and a pandemic?
A
he symptoms of the disease
B
the species of organisms infected
C
the season in which the disease spreads
D
the geographical area affected
9) What is the smallest microbe
A
fungus
B
viruses
C
parasites
D
bacteria
10) What is the difference between viruses and bacteria?
A
Bacteria need a host and viruses do not.
B
Bacteria need a host and viruses are living
C
Viruses are living and bacteria are not
D
Bacterial are living and viruses are not.
11) What is responsible for athletes foot?
A
viruses
B
fungus
C
parasites
D
bacteria
12) What type of microbes do antibiotics treat for?
A
bacteria
B
viruses
C
parasites
D
fungus
13) Which organisms are used to manufacture human insulin?
A
algae
B
amoebas
C
protozoans
D
bacteria
14) What is involved in creating genetically modified bacteria?
A
growing them on selected plants
B
allowing them to reproduce freely
C
using biotechnology techniques
D
changing their food source
15) Why are viruses considered to be nonliving organisms?
A
They are not able to move on their own.
B
They do not interact with their environment.
C
They do not have genetic information.
D
They are not able to reproduce without a host cell.
16) Which aspect of modern life could MOST likely cause an epidemic to turn into a pandemic?
A
sanitation
B
vaccination
C
communication
D
transportation
17) Which of these careers would a student studying biotechnology most likely pursue?
A
electrical engineering
B
agricultural research
C
astronomy
D
geology
18) Which was most likely the earliest way biotechnology was studied by humans?
A
discovering the cause of hereditary diseases
B
making new medicines to cure sicknesses
C
breeding better varieties of crops and livestock
D
finding evidence of crimes
19) What are living organisms that carry the disease, but do not get sick from the disease.
A
pathogens
B
bacteria
C
germs
D
vectors
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