Dr.D.Ramya, Assistant professor,
Ms.T. Anushya, Assistant professor

For any queries contact:

Dr. P. UDHAYARAJA,

HEAD DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY,

Dr.T. SHANKAR,

IQAC CHIEF,

EXCEL COLLEGE FOR COMMERCE AND SCIENCE.

microbiologyug@excelcolleges.com

1.What is the primary focus of International Microorganisms Day?*
a) Celebrating fungi
b) Recognizing the importance of microorganisms
c) Promoting bacterial research
d) Highlighting the diversity of viruses
Other:

2. Which domain of life includes microorganisms such as bacteria and archaea?
*
a) Eukarya
b) Prokarya
c) Fungus
d) Protozoan

3. What is the process by which bacteria reproduce by dividing into two identical daughter cells?
*
a) Conjugation
b) Budding
c) Binary fission
d) Spore formation

4. Which microorganism is used in the production of antibiotics such as penicillin?*
a) Virus
b) Fungus
c) Protozoan
d) Algae
Dissatisfied

5.Which microorganism is responsible for causing tuberculosis in humans?
*
a) Bacterium
b) Virus
c) Protozoan
d) Algae

6. What is the term for the study of microorganisms, their biology, and their interactions with the environment?
*
a) Virology
b) Mycology
c) Microbiology
d) Entomology

7. What role do decomposers, such as bacteria and fungi, play in ecosystems?
*
a) They produce oxygen
b) They break down dead organisms and organic matter
c) They fix nitrogen from the atmosphere
d) They are primary producers in food chains

8. Which microorganism is essential for the process of nitrogen fixation, converting atmospheric nitrogen into a form plants can use?*
a) Virus
b) Bacteria
c) Fungus
d) Protozoan

9. Which microorganism is responsible for causing malaria in humans?*
a) Bacterium
b) Virus
c) Protozoan
d) Fungus
Other:

10. Which microorganism is responsible for the fermentation of beer and bread?*
a) Virus
b) Bacterium
c) Fungus
d) Protozoan