Bacteria Quiz

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They're tiny, and they can live without us but we cannot live without them.


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Bacteria Quiz Questions

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Question 1

Which of the following are the ancestors of mitochondria?

  • A
    Eucaryotic cells
  • B
    Plant cells
  • C
    Bacteria
  • D
    Animal cells

Question 2

Which of the following would be increase your risk of getting Salmonella poisoning?

  • A
    Consuming foods from bulging cans.
  • B
    Washing your hands after handling raw meat.
  • C
    Washing your hands after playing with your pet snake.
  • D
    Eating raw poultry.

Question 3

Which of the following is associated with the greatest increase in the risk of developing a stomach ulcer?

  • A
    Exercise
  • B
    Alcoholic beverage consumption
  • C
    Stress
  • D
    Bacterial infection

Question 4

Which of the following live in the human gut and produce vitamin K that our bodies absorb?

  • A
    Animals
  • B
    Bacteria
  • C
    Plants
  • D
    Archaea

Question 5

Which of the following is a good way of increasing your risk of botulism?

  • A
    Consuming foods procured from bulging cans.
  • B
    Not washing your hands before eating.
  • C
    Consuming raw red meat.
  • D
    Consuming raw eggs.

Question 6

Why shouldn't infants be given honey?

  • A
    They will develop an aversion to eating fruit.
  • B
    It increases their risk of getting botulism.
  • C
    It increases their risk of being underweight.
  • D
    It increases their risk of a Salmonella infection.

Question 7

Botox works because _____.

  • A
    it dissolves fat
  • B
    is kills the muscles responsible for wrinkles
  • C
    it prevents nerves from signaling muscles to contract
  • D
    it stimulates muscle contraction

Question 8

Which of the following types of cells lack a nucleus?

  • A
    Plant
  • B
    Animal
  • C
    Fungi
  • D
    Bacteria

Question 9

Which of the following is not one of the common shapes of bacteria?

  • A
    Sphere
  • B
    Rod
  • C
    Spiral
  • D
    Square

Question 10

The oldest evidence of life is that of fossil _____.

  • A
    archaea
  • B
    animals
  • C
    plants
  • D
    bacteria

Question 11

Which of the following makes nitrogen available to plants?

  • A
    Animals
  • B
    Other plants
  • C
    Fungi
  • D
    Bacteria

Question 12

Which of the following are the ancestors of chloroplasts?

  • A
    Plant cells
  • B
    Animal cells
  • C
    Fungal cells
  • D
    Bacteria

Question 13

What are "superbugs"?

  • A
    Bacterial that can fly.
  • B
    Bacteria that are resistant to all, or nearly all, known antibiotics.
  • C
    Bacteria that are capable of doing a phenomenal number of pushups.
  • D
    Bacterial with x-ray vision.

Question 14

The bacteria responsible for anthrax are usually found living in _____.

  • A
    water
  • B
    intestines
  • C
    air
  • D
    soil

Question 15

Chlamydia is most commonly spread by _____.

  • A
    sex
  • B
    rolling around in contaminated dirt
  • C
    drinking contaminated water
  • D
    consumining contaminated food

Question 16

Coliform bacteria in water provides evidence that the water has been contaminated _____.

  • A
    by acid rain
  • B
    with nuclear waste
  • C
    by fertilizer run-off
  • D
    with fecal matter

Question 17

Which of the following promote tooth decay?

  • A
    Bacteria
  • B
    Fungi
  • C
    Animals
  • D
    Plants

Question 18

Yogurt is the product of bacteria fermenting _____.

  • A
    milk
  • B
    cheese
  • C
    bread
  • D
    oil

Question 19

There are substances in breast milk that promote the growth of certain bacteria in the infant's ______.

  • A
    Gut
  • B
    Legs
  • C
    Face
  • D
    Fat

Question 20

Which of the following would survive even if all other life on the planet were wiped out?

  • A
    Plants
  • B
    Bacteria
  • C
    Fungi
  • D
    Cockroaches

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