

MCQOPTIONS
This section includes 27 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Micro Organisms knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
Examples of Multicellular Microorganism are |
A. | Algae, Bacteria |
B. | Bacteria and Fungi |
C. | Bacteria and Viruses |
D. | Algae and Fungi |
Answer» E. | |
2. |
Tooth decay is caused by sugars. |
A. | Virus |
B. | B. |
C. | C. |
D. | D. |
Answer» C. C. | |
3. |
Diseases like polio and chicken pox are caused by _______ |
A. | Bacteria |
B. | Fungi |
C. | Virus |
D. | Worms |
Answer» D. Worms | |
4. |
Viruses are not considered living because they do not have all of the seven characteristics of living things. Which one of these characteristics do viruses have? |
A. | Growth |
B. | Movement |
C. | Nutrition |
D. | Reproduction |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
Athletes foot is an example of |
A. | fungus |
B. | virus |
C. | bacteria |
D. | chromosome |
Answer» B. virus | |
6. |
Which one of the microorganisms below reproduces inside living cells and eventually kills the cell? |
A. | Virus |
B. | Bacteria |
C. | Penicillin |
D. | Fungus |
Answer» B. Bacteria | |
7. |
Chemicals produced by bacteria and fungi, and which treat infections caused by bacteria, are known as |
A. | fungi |
B. | antibiotics |
C. | micro-organisms |
D. | viruses |
Answer» C. micro-organisms | |
8. |
Fungi are simple plants. Which one of the following statements about fungi is INCORRECT? |
A. | Fungi contain chlorophyll. |
B. | Fungi can act as parasites. |
C. | Fungi cannot make their own food. |
D. | Fungi can act as decomposers. |
Answer» B. Fungi can act as parasites. | |
9. |
The type of microorganism used to make yoghurt is |
A. | bacteria |
B. | virus |
C. | ringworm |
D. | fungus |
Answer» B. virus | |
10. |
Which one of the following is not a fungus? |
A. | Bread mould |
B. | Potato blight |
C. | Chickenpox |
D. | Mushroom |
Answer» D. Mushroom | |
11. |
Which one of the following is not a beneficial effect of fungi? |
A. | They are used in making antibiotics. |
B. | They can act as decomposers. |
C. | They are used to make yoghurt. |
D. | They are used in the manufacture of cheese. |
Answer» D. They are used in the manufacture of cheese. | |
12. |
Which one of the following microorganisms consists of only one cell? |
A. | Fungus |
B. | Bacteria |
C. | Bread mould |
D. | Virus |
Answer» C. Bread mould | |
13. |
Tetanus, pneumonia and tooth decay are examples of |
A. | harmful fungi |
B. | antibiotics |
C. | bacterial diseases |
D. | viral diseases |
Answer» D. viral diseases | |
14. |
Dead plants and animals in the soil are broken down into humus by the efforts of |
A. | bacteria and fungi in the soil. |
B. | Viruses in the soil. |
C. | bacteria only in the soil. |
D. | Fungi and viruses in the soil. |
Answer» B. Viruses in the soil. | |
15. |
The largest type of microorganism is the |
A. | antibiotic |
B. | bacteria |
C. | virus |
D. | fungus |
Answer» E. | |
16. |
Which one of the following microorganisms is not a virus? |
A. | Ebola |
B. | Rhinovirus |
C. | Salmonella |
D. | Influenza |
Answer» D. Influenza | |
17. |
Which one of the following acts as a decomposer? |
A. | Bacteria |
B. | Virus |
C. | Bread mould |
D. | Fungus |
Answer» B. Virus | |
18. |
Milk, if left out of the refrigerator will quickly go sour. |
A. | The higher the temperature, the faster the milk will go sour. |
B. | Bacterial action causes the milk to go sour. |
C. | Viruses cause milk to go sour faster. |
D. | As milk goes sour, it becomes more acidic. |
Answer» D. As milk goes sour, it becomes more acidic. | |
19. |
Which one of the following statements is incorrect? |
A. | Meningitis and appendicitis are caused by human bacteria. |
B. | Bacteria cannot respire. |
C. | Cheese can be made using bacteria. |
D. | Bacteria in soil causes dead plants and animals to decompose. |
Answer» C. Cheese can be made using bacteria. | |
20. |
Which one of the following species is the smallest? |
A. | Bacteria |
B. | Virus |
C. | Fungi |
Answer» C. Fungi | |
21. |
The process by which amount of nitrogen remains the same in the atmosphere is known as |
A. | fermentation |
B. | carbon cycle |
C. | nitrogen cycle |
D. | photosynthesis |
Answer» D. photosynthesis | |
22. |
Watering the crops is called: |
A. | sowing |
B. | manuring |
C. | tilling |
D. | irrigation |
Answer» C. tilling | |
23. |
Which of the following is not used as food preservatives? |
A. | Salt |
B. | Sugar |
C. | Vinegar |
D. | Methane |
Answer» E. | |
24. |
Which microorganism causes AIDS? |
A. | A protozoa |
B. | A bacteria |
C. | A virus |
D. | An algae |
Answer» D. An algae | |
25. |
Which of the following disease is spread due to bacteria? |
A. | Tuberculosis |
B. | Measles |
C. | Chicken pox |
D. | Polio |
Answer» B. Measles | |
26. |
Which bacteria helps in settling of curd? |
A. | Rhizobium |
B. | Lactobacillus |
C. | Vibriocholarae |
D. | Bacillus |
Answer» C. Vibriocholarae | |
27. |
The disease caused by fungi is |
A. | measles |
B. | chicken pox |
C. | polio |
D. | ringworm |
Answer» E. | |