Microbiology MCQs (Quiz 19) Posted on June 11, 2026Author agropublishers 0 1. Malaria is caused by a microorganism _____________________ Bacterium Virus Fungus Plasmodium 2. The genome of HIV consists of _______________________ Double-stranded RNA Double-stranded DNA Single-stranded DNA Two copies of single-stranded RNA 3. The scientist who proposed that the infectious agent causing tobacco mosaic disease could pass through bacterial filters was _____________ Edward Jenner Louis Pasteur Dmitri Ivanovsky Robert Koch 4. AIDS is abbreviation of ____________________ Acquired Infectious Disease Syndrome Autoimmune Deficiency Syndrome Acute Immune Deficiency Syndrome Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome 5. The thread-like filaments of fungi are called ______________ Flagella Pili Capsomeres Hyphae 6. ____________ virus is a major cause of liver cirrhosis Rabies virus HIV HCV Influenza virus 7. __________________ is the vector of malaria Male Sandfly Female Housefly Female Anopheles mosquito Male Anopheles mosquito 8. ____________ are the fungal root-like structures that anchor the organism Rhizoids Conidia Basidia Asci 9. __________________ are dormant and highly resistant bacterial structures Flagella Capsules Endospores Fimbriae 10. The primary target organ of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) is _____________ Kidney Heart Liver Lung Loading … Question 1 of 10
