Microbes and Viruses Quiz

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What term is used to describe viruses as they are often referred to as?

  • Acellular microbes (correct)
  • Cellular parasites
  • Cellular microbes
  • Acellular parasites

How do microorganisms inhibit the growth of pathogens in the body?

  • By secreting toxins
  • By facilitating pathogen growth
  • By increasing food supply
  • By reducing food supply (correct)

What term describes the use of living organisms or their derivatives to make or modify useful products or processes?

  • Bioremediation
  • Genetic engineering
  • Both biotechnology and bioremediation
  • Biotechnology (correct)

Which microorganism is commercially used to produce human insulin?

<p>Saccharomyces (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the field of microbiology, what is the term for a substance produced by a microbe that is effective in killing or inhibiting other microbes?

<p>Bacteria and Virus (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which disease causes about 50,000 deaths per day, with the majority of deaths occurring in developing countries?

<p>Infectious disease (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the use of microbes in decomposing industrial wastes such as oil spills?

<p>Bioremediation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of microorganism is a virus classified as?

<p>Acellular microbe (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe microorganisms that inhibit the growth of pathogens by secreting materials like antibiotics?

<p>Microflora (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of a urinary tract infection caused by Escherichia coli, what type of microorganism is Escherichia coli considered when in the urinary system?

<p>Opportunistic pathogens (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which pathogen is responsible for causing malaria?

<p>Protozoa (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of microorganism is unable to reproduce independently but can direct host cells to produce more copies of itself?

<p>Virus (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which field involves the study of human pathogens that have existed for thousands of years?

<p>Arthropods, helminths, and certain protozoa (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who discovered the polio vaccine?

<p>Salk (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of microorganism is used to produce human insulin commercially?

<p>Saccharomyces (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who discovered microorganisms using high-quality magnifying lenses in early microscopes?

<p>Leeuwenhoek (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the use of living organisms or their derivatives to make or modify useful products or processes?

<p>Biotechnology (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What disease causes about 50,000 deaths per day, with the majority occurring in developing countries?

<p>Infectious disease (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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