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Microbe Mission Face-Off
Basic Rules
1- What type of eye protection is required for this event?
A. Splash gogglesB. Impact resistant
gogglesC. Safety glassesD. No eye protection is
required
Basic Rules
2- What articles may each team bring into the event?
(choose all that apply)
A. National list of microbes
B. Graphing calculatorC. Non-programmable
calculatorD. 2-sided page of
notesE. Writing instrumentsF. Microscope slidesG. Centimeter ruler
Microscopes
3- What type of microscope is this? A- compound light
microscope
B- stereo light microscope
C- transmission light microscope
D- hand lens
Microscopes
4- This photograph most likely came from which type of microscope?
A- compound light microscope
B- transmission light microscope
C- transmission electron microscope
D- scanning electron microscope
Microscopes
5- This photograph most likely came from which type of microscope?
A- compound light microscope
B- transmission light microscope
C- transmission electron microscope
D- scanning electron microscope
Microscopes
6- This picture shows a ruler with 3 millimeter marks as viewed through a microscope. What is the field of view measurement?
A- 3 millimeters
B- 300 nanometers
C- 3000 micrometers
D- 3X
Organelles
7- What is the function of the organelles below?
A- conversion of light energy to sugar
B- conversion of sugar to cellular energy (ATP)
C- breaking down proteins
D- regulating all cellular activities
Organelles
8- This organelle has its own ______ and is believed to be a prokaryotic cell that was absorbed into a eukaryotic cell.
A- nucleus
B- cell wall
C- genetic material
D- proteins
Organelles
9- What is the function of the organelle below?
A- conversion of light energy to sugar
B- conversion of sugar to cellular energy (ATP)
C- breaking down proteins
D- regulating all cellular activities
Microbes
Rank these in order of size: smallest (A)
to largest(F).
10-Streptococcus bacterium
11-Common cold virus12-Red blood cell13-Prion14-Small pox virus15- Pinworm
Microbes
16- Classify this microbe as
Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic
Neither
Microbes
17- Classify this microbe as
Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic
Neither
Microbes
18- Classify this microbe as
Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic
Neither
Microbes
19- Classify this microbe as
Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic
Neither
Microbes in Food
20- What microbe is responsible for the production of beer?
A. Cholera
B. Streptococcus
C. Saccharomyces
D. Staphlococcus
Microbes in Food
21- What microbe is responsible for the green and white spots on old bread?
A- Penicillin
B- Histoplasin
C- Typhus
D- Thrush
Microbes in Food
22- What microbe is responsible for making yogurt?
A. Tetanus
B. Staphlococcus
C. Lactobacillus
D. Tuberculosis
Microbial Diseases
23- Below in a picture of a herpes infection. What type of microbe causes this disease?
A. Archea
B. Bacteria
C. Virus
D. Protozoa
E. Prion
Microbial Diseases
24- Below in a picture of a thrush infection. What type of microbe causes this disease?
A. Fungi
B. Bacteria
C. Virus
D. Protozoa
E. Alga
Microbial Diseases
25- Below in a picture of a polio survivor. What type of microbe causes this disease?
A. Archea
B. Bacteria
C. Virus
D. Protozoa
E. Prion
Microbial Diseases
26- Below is a picture of a mosquito carrying malaria. What type of microbe causes this disease?
A. Archea
B. Bacteria
C. Virus
D. Protozoa
E. Prion
Calculations
27- This is a picture of an amoeba under high power. The field of view is 1600 micrometers across. What is the approximate actual length of the amoeba?
A- 1600 micrometers
B- 16 millimeters
C- 800 micrometers
D- 450 micrometers
E- Can’t be determined
Calculations
28- What is the measurement of this protist?
Microbial Growth
29- What is the approximate stationary phase time period for this bacteria species?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 90
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
Growth of Bacteria in a Petri Dish
Bacteria X1000
Microbial Growth
30- Would this population of bacteria continue to grow at this rate over several days? Explain why or why not.
0 1 2 3 40
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
Growth of Bacteria in a Petri Dish
Bacteria X1000
Microbial Growth
31- Jimmy grew a culture of bacteria and measured the population’s growth over time. The number of bacteria increased sharply over the first few hours then tapered off. Which of the following statements about these observations is true?
A. The initial conditions for bacterial growth were favorable.
B. The number of bacteria increased as the bacteria reproduced asexually.
C. After a period of time, the bacteria started to run out of food, space, and other resources.
D. All of the above
Beneficial vs. Dangerous Microbes
32- During ________ one bacterium transfers some of its genetic material into another bacterium.
A. Binary fission
B. Asexual reproduction
C. Transformation
D. Conjugation
Beneficial vs. Dangerous Microbes
33- Hospital studies have shown that pneumonia-causing bacteria have increased their resistance to penicillin from 14% resistant in 1999 to 19% resistant in 2002. What could have caused this increase in resistance?