I just can't resist doing this exercise. Being a teacher I must give a quiz. Part of teaching is seeing what your students are learning. As a student, I learned a lot from exams.
If you think I'm crazy for giving you a quiz then look at your favorite magazine. They give tests all the time. They have designed tests for your IQ, sex appeal, personal habits, etc. I thought now was the time to let you see what you have learned over the past few months of reading my articles. If you haven't read the articles don't worry, I will link you back to the articles and you can read them. You can then find the information before you answer the question. Isn't technology neat!
Okay, here we go. I only have 10 questions. Enjoy them. Keep score if you like. No one will turn in a grade. This is just for fun.
1. Which of the following microorganisms is the smallest?
2. Which of the following microorganisms is a prokaryotic organism?
3. Which of the following microorganisms causes Mad Cow Disease?
4. Which of the following bacteria make a better Poinsettia?
- a. Phytoplasmas
- b. Corynebacteria
- c. Staphylococci
- d. Borrelia
- e. Helicobacter
5. Which of the following is my favorite website?
- a. Cells Alive
- b. Bill Nye the Science Guy
- c. Microbiology 101
- d. Garry's Virology Laboratory
- e. Medical Microbiology: Neal Chamberlain's Look and the Microbial World.
6. Bacteria are very limited in the type of environments they live in. The previous statement is:
7. Which of the following organisms causes Lyme Disease?
- a. Ebola virus
- b. Corynebacterium diphteriae
- c. Cyclospora cayetanensis
- d. Borrelia burgdorferii
- e. Hepatitis A virus
8. Prions are made up of which of the following?
- a. Carbohydrate
- b. Protein
- c. DNA
- d. RNA
9. Human vaccines may someday be:
- a. injected in your arm.
- b. edible.
- c. useless.
10. Microbiology is fun!!!
NOW WHERE ARE THE ANSWERS? Not so fast. I have the answers and will gladly tell you them but first someone has to tell me what they think the answers are. You can do this in one of two ways. You can start a discussion by clicking on the link below and giving me your answers or you can email me the answers. After at least one person responds, I will post the correct answers and my comments in the discussion below. Remember, I'm not like those mean teachers you have had in the past. I believe learning
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