Basics of Microbio
What type is it?
Which is it?
100

What is the study of microorganisms called?

What is microbiology?
100

What type of microorganism is E. coli?

What is bacteria/bacterium?

100

What is the term for bacteria that are not affected by an antibiotic?

What is resistant/resistance?

200

What is the name of the process by which bacteria reproduce by splitting in two?

What is binary fission?

200

Which microorganism helps decompose dead plants and animals?

What are fungi?

200

Which antibiotic was the first to be discovered?

What is penicillin?

300

Which microorganism is used to make bread rise?

What is yeast?

300

What type of environment do extremophiles, like certain bacteria, prefer?

What are extreme conditions (such as very hot or acidic environments) 

300

What mechanism do bacteria use to exchange genetic material and spread antibiotic resistance?

What is conjugation?

400

What is the outermost layer of a bacterial cell called that provides protection?

What is the cell wall?

400

What is a natural reservoir for the Plasmodium parasite that causes malaria?

What are mosquitoes?

400

What is the term for a substance that can inhibit the growth of bacteria or kill them outright?

What is an antibiotic?

500

What term is used to describe bacteria that need oxygen to grow?

What is aerobic?

500

What type of microorganism is used in the production of cheese and yogurt?

What are bacteria?

500

Which virus is known for causing the common cold?

What is the rhinovirus?