Organizer: Department of Microbiology of SSSSMV
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- International Microorganism Day 2024 Theme-“Microorganisms Natural Catalyst for a Green and Sustainable Tomorrow”.
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Who is known as the father of microbiology?
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a) Louis Pasteur
b) Robert Koch
c) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
d) Alexander Fleming
Which of these diseases is caused by a bacterium?
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a) Influenza
b) Tuberculosis
c) Malaria
d) HIV/AIDS
What is the primary role of probiotics in human health?
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a) Fight viruses
b) Improve digestion and gut health
c) Increase oxygen levels
d) Stimulate the immune system
Which of the following microorganisms is a member of the Archaea domain?
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Methanobrevibacter smithii
b) Staphylococcus epidermidis
c) Saccharomyces cerevisiae
d) Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Which microorganism was responsible for the Irish Potato Famine in the 1840s?
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a) Plasmodium falciparum
c) Vibrio cholerae
d) Bacillus anthracis
b) Phytophthora infestans
What kind of extremophiles thrive in highly saline environments?
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a) Thermophiles
c) Psychrophiles
b) Halophiles
d) Acidophiles
What is the name of the process used by some bacteria to take up foreign genetic material from their environment?
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a) Transformation
b) Transduction
c) Conjugation
d) Binary fission
What microorganism is commonly used as a model organism in genetic research?
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a) Drosophila melanogaster
b) Escherichia coli
c) Saccharomyces cerevisiae
d) Caenorhabditis elegans
Which process allows microorganisms to communicate with each other using chemical signals?
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a) Chemotaxis
c) Horizontal gene transfer
b) Quorum sensing
d) Conjugation
In the ocean, what microorganism plays a major role in producing oxygen through photosynthesis?
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a) Cyanobacteria
b) Diatoms
c) Algae
d) All of the above