Microbiology Quiz Review

Microbes are ubiquitous.

Which microbe is prokaryotic?

Most microbes are harmful to plants and animals.

A disease that spreads worldwide

CDC

Any change that disrupts the normal function of one or more body systems

Which microbe is this?

An infectious disease that can be transmitted or spread from one organism to another

Which microbe reproduces through binary fission?

Which microbe gets its energy by acting as a decomposer or parasite?

Which microbe is nonliving?

A disease that spreads over a wide geographic area

A disease that cannot be spread from one organism to another

Any disease that is caused by a pathogen

WHO

A living thing (animal) that transmits a disease from one organism to another (ex: mosquito)

Which microbe is this?

Occur when bacteria develop a tolerance to & survive treatment with drugs that once killed them

A group of medicines used to kill/slow the growth of bacteria that cause disease

Which microbe has a tough cell wall made of chitin?

Microbiology is the study of small living things.

A process in which a person is given a small dose of a weakened/inactive virus for prevention

A substance that is designed to kill microbes before they can enter the body

Which microbe is in Kingdom Monera?

An organism (person) that can transmit a pathogen, even though they have no symptoms

Which microbe is the smallest?

Which microbe is this?

All microbes are made of living cells

A organism that causes a disease

Some microbes, called "extremophiles" live in extreme conditions and environments.