Microbiology MCQs (Quiz 13) Posted on June 9, 2026June 10, 2026Author agropublishers 0 1. The term “microbe” refers to ____________________ Plants All microscopic organisms Viruses Animals 2. Bacterium _____________________ ______________ is commonly found in the human intestine Salmonella Typhi Escherichia coli Vibrio cholerae Mycobacterium tuberculosis 3. The branch of science that deals with the study of bacteria is called ______________ Bacteriology Virology Parasitology Mycology 4. ____________________________ was the first antibiotic discovered Streptomycin Erythromycin Penicillin Tetracycline 5. The great Bengal famine was mainly caused by _______ Blast of rice Brown spot of rice Rust of wheat Karnal bunt of wheat 6. _______________________ of the following is a prokaryote Fungus Bacterium Alga Protozoan 7. The microorganism causing fatal poisoning in canned fruits and vegetables is ______________________ Penicillium digitatum Clostridium botulinum Rhizoctonia solani Aspergillus flavus 8. _______________________ specifically measures the number of new cases of a disease arising within a defined population over a specified period of time % positivity Incidence Prevalence Hyperendemicity 9. Considering the habitat of microorganisms, they can be called ________________________ Parasitic organisms Ubiquitous organisms Common organisms Pathogenic organisms 10. ___________________________ a microbiologist is widely recognized for developing and proving the germ theory of disease Robert Hooke Louis Pasteur Alexander Fleming Edward Jenner Loading … Question 1 of 10 Microbiology MCQs (Quiz 13)
