Micro-organisms

What is meant by the term "pathogenic"?
1. Disease-causing
2. Dangerous
3. Poisonous
4. Food-spoiling
Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus?
1. Botulism
2. Cholera
3. Measles
4. Tuberculosis
Which of the following make antibodies?
1. Bacteria
2. Fungi
3. Viruses
4. White blood cells
Which of the following is not made using bacteria
1. Beer
2. Cheese
3. Yoghurt
4. Silage
Which of the following diseases is caused by a bacterium?
1. Rubella
2. Rabies
3. Mumps
4. Anthrax
Bacteria found in humans grow best at which of the following temperatures (celsius)?
1. 30
2. 42
3. 37
4. 20
Which of the following combinations of microbes is responsible for decomposition in the environment?
1. Bacteria and viruses
2. Bacteria and fungi
3. Viruses and fungi
4. Bacteria and viruses
Insulin is used in the treatment of
1. Heart disease
2. Diabetes
3. AIDS
4. Cancer
Penicillin is produced by which of the following organisms
1. Fungi
2. Bacteria
3. Viruses
4. Pine trees
Penicillin is an
1. Antibody
2. Anti-emetic
3. Antibiotic
4. Antidote