Quiz  /  Microbiology Class 12 MCQ Questions With Answers

  • 1. 
    What did John Snow discover about the water pump?

  • Human waste was leaking into the well
  • Chemicals from factories leaking into the well
  • A dead rat in the well
  • A boy had fallen into the well

  • 2. 
    Which of the following modes of transmission were discussed in class?

  • ingestion
  • airborne
  • vector
  • droplet
  • All of above

  • 3. 
    Mycology is the study of....

  • fungi
  • bacteria
  • viruses
  • dogs

  • 4. 
    Ringworm is caused by which pathogen?

  • Bacteria
  • Virus
  • Protist
  • Fungi

  • 5. 
    Microorganism that reproduces in the cells of other living things.

  • virus
  • bacteria

  • 6. 
    Most bacteria are

  • Harmful
  • Helpful
  • Begnin
  • Cancer

  • 7. 
    Which is an example of a disease caused by fungi

  • Diphtheria
  • The Common Cold
  • Strep Throat
  • Athlete's Foot

  • 8. 
    This individual determined the causative agent of cholera.

  • John Snow
  • Louis Pasteur
  • Alexander Fleming
  • Robert Koch

  • 9. 
    Which is NOT a groups used to classify parasites?

  • protozoa
  • bacteriophage
  • arthropods
  • helminths

  • 10. 
    What are some examples of food made by fungi

  • Bread
  • Cheese
  • Mushrooms
  • All of the above

  • 11. 
    All pathogens cause disease

  • True
  • False

  • 12. 
    Which disease is caused by bacteria?

  • Tuberculosis
  • Cancer
  • Ringworm
  • All of above

  • 13. 
    Which two examples below are helpful bacteria?

  • Medicine and Cherry Coke
  • Yogurt and bread
  • Salmonella and E. Coli
  • Water and germs

  • 14. 
    Any disorder that produces symptoms in specific locations that aren't a result of physical injury defines which term?

  • pathogen
  • disease
  • virulence
  • vector

  • 15. 
    _______________ are classified by their shape.

  • Bacteria
  • Flagella
  • Protists
  • Paramecium

  • 16. 
    A tapeworm lives in the intestines of its host. Which example best describes the relationship between the tapeworm and its host?

  • The tapeworm benefits from its host; however, the host is not affected.
  • The tapeworm does not benefit from its host, but the host does benefit.
  • The tapeworm benefits from its host, and the host is negatively affected.
  • All of above

  • 17. 
    Who can we thank for discovering parasites?

  • Oprah Winfrey
  • Louis Pasteur
  • Francesco Redi
  • Ignas Simmelweis

  • 18. 
    What is the main purpose of the immune system?

  • support the body through bones and muscles
  • get rid of waste from the body
  • protect the body from pathogens
  • move blood through the body

  • 19. 
    Organism that must live in another living thing in order to survive.

  • virus
  • parasite

  • 20. 
    Bacteria come in all of the following shapes EXCEPT which?

  • spiral
  • rod-like
  • rectangular
  • spherical

  • 21. 
    Although many individuals contributed, Louis Pasteur is often given credit for formation of which theory?

  • Miasma
  • Spontaneous Generation
  • Causation
  • Germ

  • 22. 
    An organism that lives on or in a host, and causes it harm while it takes its nutrients is called

  • a host
  • a parasite
  • a cell
  • a virus

  • 23. 
    Which of Koch's Postulates states that the microbe must be present in every case of the disease?

  • first
  • second
  • third
  • fourth

  • 24. 
    When a virus invades a living cell, its _______takes over the cell's functions.

  • outer coat
  • genetic material
  • core
  • cytoplasm

  • 25. 
    Immunology is the study of...

  • the immune system
  • bacteria
  • viruses
  • All of above

  • 26. 
    Phycology is the study of...

  • fish
  • fungi
  • bacteria
  • algae

  • 27. 
    In what year did the World Health Organization declare the eradication of smallpox?

  • 1980
  • 1977
  • 1978
  • None of these

  • 28. 
    How did John Snow think cholera was spread?

  • mosquitoes
  • water
  • bacteria
  • air
  • food
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