Q.1.
Many foods acquire their flavour or texture from the action of microorganisms. For which of the following foods is this true?
Q.2.
What are antibiotics designed to fight?
Q.3.
Colds, influenza (flu) and chickenpox are caused by what?
Q.4.
Penicillin, yeast and mould are examples of what?
Q.5.
Compost bins are full of rotting organic matter, such as vegetable peelings, mouldy fruit and grass clippings. Which microorganisms help this material to decompose (rot)?
Q.6.
Which doctor developed a vaccination for smallpox?
Q.7.
Which of the following are microorganisms?
Q.8.
Salmonella, E. Coli and Listeria: these causes of food poisoning are examples of what?
Q.9.
In order to see a microbe (a single microorganism), what would you need to use?