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Microbiology And Biotechnology
Test Description: Microbiology
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which tool is MOST responsible for preventing future pandemics of smallpox?
A
worldwide vaccination for smallpox
B
improved global quarantine facilities
C
global education about smallpox
D
better worldwide urban sanitation
2) Which best explains why viruses are dangerous to humans?
A
They are all airborne.
B
They are easily spread
C
They cannot be treated for several months after infection.
D
They are better suited to live in cold environments.
3) Which microbe is nonliving
A
parasite
B
bacteria
C
virus
D
fungus
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
vector
B
pathogen
C
decomposer
D
parasite
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
epidemic
B
pandemic
C
infection
D
plague
6) What type of microbe causes Malaria
A
fungus
B
virus
C
bacteria
D
parasite
7) Why do doctors suggest that people get a flu vaccine each year?
A
Viruses can mutate from year to year.
B
Vaccines are absorbed by the body after a year.
C
Viruses replicate more rapidly over time.
D
Vaccines get stronger over time.
8) Which is a distinction between an epidemic and a pandemic?
A
the species of organisms infected
B
the season in which the disease spreads
C
the geographical area affected
D
he symptoms of the disease
9) What is the smallest microbe
A
fungus
B
parasites
C
viruses
D
bacteria
10) What is the difference between viruses and bacteria?
A
Bacterial are living and viruses are not.
B
Viruses are living and bacteria are not
C
Bacteria need a host and viruses do not.
D
Bacteria need a host and viruses are living
11) What is responsible for athletes foot?
A
viruses
B
parasites
C
bacteria
D
fungus
12) What type of microbes do antibiotics treat for?
A
viruses
B
parasites
C
fungus
D
bacteria
13) Which organisms are used to manufacture human insulin?
A
protozoans
B
algae
C
bacteria
D
amoebas
14) What is involved in creating genetically modified bacteria?
A
changing their food source
B
using biotechnology techniques
C
growing them on selected plants
D
allowing them to reproduce freely
15) Why are viruses considered to be nonliving organisms?
A
They are not able to move on their own.
B
They do not have genetic information.
C
They do not interact with their environment.
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
transportation
B
communication
C
sanitation
D
vaccination
17) Which of these careers would a student studying biotechnology most likely pursue?
A
agricultural research
B
electrical engineering
C
geology
D
astronomy
18) Which was most likely the earliest way biotechnology was studied by humans?
A
finding evidence of crimes
B
breeding better varieties of crops and livestock
C
discovering the cause of hereditary diseases
D
making new medicines to cure sicknesses
19) What are living organisms that carry the disease, but do not get sick from the disease.
A
bacteria
B
pathogens
C
germs
D
vectors
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