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A1.4 - Microbes

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Which group includes organisms that are usually single-celled and truly living?

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Which example is a fungus?

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Which statement about viruses is correct?

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Which group is made up of living single-celled organisms?

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Yeast is an example of a

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Mould growing on bread is best classified as

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Which statement about viruses is correct?

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Which is a positive use of microbes?

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A microbe that causes disease is called a

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Bacteria are important decomposers because they

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A student leaves cooked rice in a warm place for hours. Which microbe group is most likely to multiply and cause food poisoning?

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Which option shows a correct pairing of microbe and likely effect?

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Which statement best supports the idea that some organisms consist of a single cell?

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A student has itchy skin between the toes after wearing wet shoes. The most likely microbe group is

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Why are viruses often described as 'different' from bacteria and fungi?

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A farmer notices fuzzy growth on stored fruits in a humid storeroom. Which group is most likely responsible?

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Which is a positive role of bacteria in the human body?

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A health worker says: 'Antibiotics work for bacterial infections, not for viral infections.' Which reasoning best supports this?

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A student claims: 'All fungi are harmful because they spoil food.' What is the best correction?

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During a flood, diarrhoeal illness increases in a community. Which explanation is most reasonable?

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Which set correctly includes one example each of bacterium, fungus and virus?

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Microbe X grows as fuzzy threads on bread; Microbe Y is too small to see and reproduces only in human cells. What are X and Y?

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Which statement best shows both a positive and negative aspect of bacteria?

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Why do microbes become a bigger problem in warm, humid climates?

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Which group includes organisms that are usually single-celled and truly living?

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