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Grade 8 Microbiology
What chemist designed a controlled experiment to show that new bacteria appeared in broth only when they were produced by existing bacteria?
  1. Louis Pasteur
  2. Albert Einstein
  3. Francesco Redi
  4. Bill Nye
Grade 8 Microbiology
Bacteria live everywhere.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Diet and Nutrition
Carbohydrates supply the body with
  1. energy.
  2. I don't know.
  3. oxidation.
  4. carbon dioxide.
Grade 8 Microbiology
Which sexually transmitted infection is bacterial, or nonviral?
  1. genital herpes
  2. HPV
  3. gonorrhea
  4. hepatitis
Grade 8 Microbiology
Algae are photosynthetic organisms that are generally unicellular and are not classified as plants although they have chloroplasts with chlorophyll. Most algae are found in the oceans, but freshwater forms are also abundant.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Microbiology
Protozoa are animal-like bacteria.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Microbiology
Bacteria cannot obtain energy for their life processes by
  1. depending on dead plants.
  2. feeding on animal waste.
  3. feeding on alcoholic drinks.
  4. processing hydrogen sulphide.
Grade 8 Microbiology
Wild yeast feeds on
  1. sugar.
  2. starch.
  3. milk.
  4. wild plants.
Grade 8 Fitness
Which of these statements describe the results of exercise?
  1. breathing rate decreases to increase oxygen flow to muscles
  2. breathing rate increases to increase oxygen flow to muscles
  3. breathing rate decreases to reduce oxygen flow to muscles
  4. breathing rate decreases to increase carbon dioxide flow to muscles
Grade 8 Microbiology
What are types of Archaebacteria? (Select all that apply.)
  1. methane-producing
  2. pepper-loving
  3. salt-loving
  4. heat-loving
Grade 8 Diet and Nutrition
Which answer would be the incorrect example for a protein?
  1. turkey
  2. ham
  3. bacon
  4. carrots
Grade 8 Microbiology
A virus is a mass of abnormal tissue.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Diet and Nutrition
Which food group is rich in calcium?
  1. grains
  2. vegetables
  3. fruit
  4. milk and dairy
Grade 8 Microbiology
Lyme disease can be prevented, including in young children.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatments
High levels of glucose in the blood might be a sign of which disease?
  1. AIDS
  2. cancer
  3. diabetes
  4. asthma
Grade 8 Drugs and Alcohol
Alcohol is a stimulant.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Microbiology
A high coliform count may indicate that the water contains more than one kind of disease-causing organisms.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Microbiology
Bacteria are       one      - celled organisms that are found nearly everywhere.
Grade 8 Microbiology
Sweat is what causes humans to smell.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Drugs and Alcohol
Smoking is not linked to having an increased risk for lung cancer.
  1. True
  2. False
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