Microorganisms and Antibiotics Quiz
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Which insect is the carrier of the parasite causing malaria?

  • Beetle
  • Butterfly
  • Housefly
  • Mosquito (correct)
  • Which insect spreads the dengue virus?

  • Dragonfly
  • Ant
  • Aedes mosquito (correct)
  • Honeybee
  • Which microbe causes malaria disease?

  • Virus Influenza
  • Protozoa plasmodium (correct)
  • Bacteria Escherichia coli
  • Fungus Candida albicans
  • Which disease spreads through infected food or water?

    <p>Cholera</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which micro-organism is used for the large scale production of alcohol?

    <p>Yeast</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who discovered the antibiotic Penicillin?

    <p>Alexander Fleming</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function performed by blue-green algae?

    <p>Nitrogen fixation in soil</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scientist discovered the vaccine for smallpox?

    <p>Edward Jenner</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which food materials can be preserved by using common salt?

    <p>Fish and meat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the preservatives used in the preservation of fruits as jams and jellies?

    <p>Sodium benzoate and sodium meta bisulphate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which two food materials can be preserved by using oil or vinegar?

    <p>Fish and meat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two special chemicals used as food preservatives?

    <p>Sodium benzoate and sodium meta bisulphate</p> Signup and view all the answers

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