Quiz
On
Amoeba
S112- Microbiology and Parasitology
Unit-7
Submitted by: Clael G. Gonzales
BSED-SCIENCE 3A
Submitted to: Dr. Vivian C. Peligro
Instructor
QUIZ:
1. What is an amoeba?
A) A type of plant
B) A type of animal
C) A single-celled organism
D) A multicellular organism
2. Amoebas belong to which domain of life?
A) Archaea
B) Bacteria
C) Eukarya
D) Protista
3. How do amoebas move?
A) They use flagella
B) They crawl using pseudopods
C) They swim using cilia
D) They don't move
4. Amoebas are primarily found in which habitat?
A) Desert
B) Ocean
C) Freshwater and soil
D) Tundra
5. Which of the following is the scientific name for the common amoeba?
A) Amoeba maximus
B) Amoeba unicellularis
C) Amoeba proteus
D) Amoeba multicellularis
6. Amoebas are known for their ability to do which of the following?
A) Photosynthesis
B) Reproduce sexually
C) Engulf food through phagocytosis
D) Hibernate for long periods
7. Which organelle in amoebas is responsible for storing excess water?
A) Mitochondrion
B) Contractile vacuole
C) Nucleus
D) Golgi apparatus
8. Amoebas are an example of which type of organism?
A) Prokaryote
B) Eukaryote
C) Virus
D) Fungus
9. Amoebas are often used as a model organism in which field of science?
A) Astronomy
B) Microbiology
C) Geology
D) Sociology
10. What is the purpose of the nucleus in an amoeba?
A) It produces energy
B) It contains genetic information
C) It aids in locomotion
D) It digests food
11. How do amoebas reproduce?
A) By laying eggs
B) Through binary fission
C) By pollination
D) By producing spores
12. Which phylum do amoebas belong to?
A) Arthropoda
B) Mollusca
C) Porifera
D) Rhizopoda
13. Amoebas are often used as a model organism to study cell ___________.
A) Respiration
B) Division
C) Differentiation
D) Communication
14. What is the primary function of amoebas' pseudopods?
A) Sensing the environment
B) Reproduction
C) Capturing prey and food particles
D) Aiding in respiration
15. Amoebas are part of the kingdom _______.
A) Animalia
B) Fungi
C) Protista
D) Plantae
16. Which of the following is a common form of energy acquisition for amoebas?
A) Photosynthesis
B) Predation
C) Decomposition
D) Magnetic attraction
17. Amoebas belong to the superclass _______ within the phylum Rhizopoda.
A) Lobosa
B) Ciliophora
C) Euglenozoa
D) Apicomplexa
18. What is the primary method of amoebas' asexual reproduction?
A) Spore formation
B) Conjugation
C) Binary fission
D) Budding
19. Which of the following is a potential danger when handling amoebas in a
laboratory setting?
A) They can transmit diseases to humans
B) They can survive in extreme temperatures
C) They are resistant to radiation
D) They can grow into macroscopic organisms
20. Amoebas play an important role in the ecosystem by _______.
A) Pollinating flowers
B) Recycling organic matter through decomposition
C) Aiding in plant photosynthesis
D) Controlling insect populations
ANSWER KEY:
1. C) A single-celled organism
2. C) Eukarya
3. B) They crawl using pseudopods
4. C) Freshwater and soil
5. C) Amoeba proteus
6. C) Engulf food through phagocytosis
7. B) Contractile vacuole
8. B) Eukaryote
9. B) Microbiology
10. B) It contains genetic information
11. B) Through binary fission
12. D) Rhizopoda
13. B) Division
14. C) Capturing prey and food particles
15. C) Protista
16. B) Predation
17. A) Lobosa
18. C) Binary fission
19. A) They can transmit diseases to humans
20. B) Recycling organic matter through decomposition
