1. Microbes, Human Welfare and Disease Spontaneous Generation
Welcome to Jeopardy! Introduction
Microbes, Human Welfare and Disease
Types of Microbes
Spontaneous Generation
Germ Theory of Disease
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2. Topic 1: Types of Microbes $100 Question
Viruses differ from bacteria in that
a. Viruses do not have any nucleic acid
b. Viruses cause disease
c. Viruses contain DNA and RNA simultaneously
d. Viruses are not composed of cells

3. Topic 1: Types of Microbes $100 Question
Viruses differ from bacteria in that
a. Viruses do not have any nucleic acid
b. Viruses cause disease
c. Viruses contain DNA and RNA simultaneously
d. Viruses are not composed of cells
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4. Topic 1: Types of Microbes $200 Question
Identify this microbe:
A. Algae
B. Fungi
C. Archaea
D. Protozoa

5. Topic 1: Types of Microbes $200 Question
Identify this microbe:
A. Algae
B. Protozoa
C. Archaea
D. Fungi
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6. Topic 1: Types of Microbes $300 Question
What are the three Domains of Life? Indicate all that apply.
A. Eukaryota
B. Fungi
C. Archaea
D. Viruses
E. Bacteria
F. Helminths

7. Topic 1: Types of Microbes $300 Question
What are the three Domains of Life? Indicate all that apply.
A. Eukaryota
B. Fungi
C. Archaea
D. Viruses
E. Bacteria
F. Helminths
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8. Topic 1: Types of Microbes $400 Question
Which microbe contains peptidoglycan in their cell walls?
A. Plants
B. Fungi
C. Archaea
D. Viruses
E. Bacteria
F. Helminths

9. Topic 1: Types of Microbes $400 Question
Which microbe contains peptidoglycan in their cell walls?
A. Plants
B. Fungi
C. Archaea
D. Viruses
E. Bacteria
F. Helminths
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10. Topic 1: Types of Microbes $500 Question
Which microbes are studied in a mycology course?
A. Plants
B. Fungi
C. Archaea
D. Viruses
E. Bacteria
F. Helminths

11. Topic 1: Types of Microbes $500 Question
Which microbes are studied in a mycology course?
A. Plants
B. Fungi
C. Archaea
D. Viruses
E. Bacteria
F. Helminths
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12. Topic 2: Spontaneous Generation $100 Question
Anton van Leeuwenhoek performed experiments to disprove the Theory of Spontaneous Generation.
A. True
B. False

13. Topic 2: Spontaneous Generation $100 Question
Anton van Leeuwenhoek performed experiments to disprove the Theory of Spontaneous Generation.
A. True
B. False
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14. Topic 2: Spontaneous Generation $200 Question
In the past, people believed that maggots arose from rotting meat.
A. True
B. False

15. Topic 2: Spontaneous Generation $200 Question
In the past, people believed that maggots arose from rotting meat.
A. True
B. False
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16. Topic 2: Spontaneous Generation $300 Question
Who performed the following experiment?

17. Topic 2: Spontaneous Generation $300 Question
Who performed the following experiment?
ANSWER: Francesco Redi
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18. Topic 2: Spontaneous Generation $400 Question
Who performed the following experiment?

19. Topic 2: Spontaneous Generation $400 Question
Who performed the following experiment?
ANSWER: Louis Pasteur
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20. Topic 2: Spontaneous Generation $500 Question
Where are the microbes located in the following?

21. Topic 2: Spontaneous Generation $500 Question
Where are the microbes located in the following? ANSWER: A.
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22. Topic 3: Germ Theory of Disease $100 Question
Which of Pasteur’s experiments changed the way people viewed microbes-from insignificant creatures to living organisms that could seriously affect other living organisms?
A. Boiling broth solutions
B. Developing the rabies vaccine
C. Developing aseptic techniques
D. Wine disease

23. Topic 3: Germ Theory of Disease $100 Question
Which of Pasteur’s experiments changed the way people viewed microbes-from insignificant creatures to living organisms that could seriously affect other living organisms?
A. Boiling broth solutions
B. Developing the rabies vaccine
C. Developing aseptic techniques
D. Wine disease
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24. Topic 3: Germ Theory of Disease $200 Question
Who developed the following:

25. Topic 3: Germ Theory of Disease $200 Question
Who developed the following:
ANSWER: Robert Koch
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26. Topic 3: Germ Theory of Disease $300 Question
What is happening in step 2a?

27. Topic 3: Germ Theory of Disease $300 Question
What is happening in step 2a?
Answer: Pure cultures with only one species of bacteria are being grown.
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28. Topic 3: Germ Theory of Disease $400 Question
Who developed the first vaccine against small pox using cow pox?
A. Carl Woese
B. Alexander Fleming
C. Louis Pasteur
D. Edward Jenner

29. Topic 3: Germ Theory of Disease $400 Question
Who developed the first vaccine against small pox using cow pox?
A. Carl Woese
B. Alexander Fleming
C. Louis Pasteur
D. Edward Jenner
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30. Topic 3: Germ Theory of Disease $500 Question
Who began using phenol to prevent contamination during surgery?
A. Paul Erlich
B. Robert Hooke
C. Joseph Lister
D. Robert Koch

31. Topic 3: Germ Theory of Disease $500 Question
Who began using phenol to prevent contamination during surgery?
A. Paul Erlich
B. Rober Hooke
C. Joseph Lister
D. Robert Koch
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32. Topic 4: Drugs $100 Question
Who developed the first synthetic drug?
A. Paul Ehrlich
B. Robert Hooke
C. Joseph Lister
D. Robert Koch

33. Topic 4: Drugs $100 Question
Who developed the first synthetic drug?
A. Paul Ehrlich
B. Robert Hooke
C. Joseph Lister
D. Robert Koch
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34. Topic 4: Drugs $200 Question
What was the name of this first synthetic drug and what disease did it treat?
A. Sulfonamide-Pneumonia
B. Salvarsan-Syphilus
C. Joseph Lister-MRSA
D. Semmelweis-Sepsis

35. Topic 4: Drugs $200 Question
What was the name of this first synthetic drug and what disease did it treat?
A. Sulfonamide-Pneumonia
B. Salvarsan-Syphilus
C. Joseph Lister-MRSA
D. Semmelweis-Sepsis
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36. Topic 4: Drugs $300 Question
Who discovered penicillin?
A. Paul Ehrlich
B. Louis Pasteur
C. Joseph Lister
D. Alexander Fleming

37. Topic 4: Drugs $300 Question
Who discovered penicillin?
A. Paul Ehrlich
B. Louis Pasteur
C. Joseph Lister
D. Alexander Fleming
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38. Topic 4: Drugs $400 Question
In the following picture, A. is …
A. HIV
B. Protozoa
C. Mold
D. Helminths

39. Topic 4: Drugs $400 Question
In the following picture, A. is …
A. HIV
B. Protozoa
C. Mold
D. Helminths
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40. Topic 4: Drugs $500 Question
Why is it so difficult to target viruses with antimicrobial drugs?
A. Antibiotics only come from bacteria and fungi
B. Antivirals are narrow spectrum
C. Viral cells are too similar to human cells
D. Viruses are inside of the human host cells

41. Topic 4: Drugs $500 Question
Why is it so difficult to target viruses with antimicrobial drugs?
A. Antibiotics only come from bacteria and fungi
B. Antivirals are narrow spectrum
C. Viral cells are too similar to human cells
D. Viruses are inside of the human host cells
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42. Topic 5: Microbes, Human Welfare,and Disease $100 Question
Bacteria are essential for the existence of all life on Earth. What is an essential function performed by bacteria for life to continue on Earth?

43. Topic 5: Microbes, Human Welfare,and Disease $100 Question
Bacteria are essential for the existence of all life on Earth. What is an essential function performed by bacteria for life to continue on Earth?
ANSWER: Bacteria decompose organic material and recycle elements into forms living organisms can use
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44. Topic 5: Microbes, Human Welfare,and Disease $200 Question
Which one of the following describes ‘bioremediation’.
A) Preventing contamination
B) Using Bacillus thuringiensis to control insects
C) Inserting DNA into humans using viruses
D) Using microbes to restore stability to disturbed or polluted environments
E) None of the above

45. Topic 5: Microbes, Human Welfare,and Disease $200 Question
Which one of the following describes ‘bioremediation’.
 ANSWER
A) Preventing contamination
B) Using Bacillus thuringiensis to control insects
C) Inserting DNA into humans using viruses
D) Using microbes to restore stability to disturbed or polluted environments
E) None of the above
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46. Topic 5: Microbes, Human Welfare,and Disease $300 Question
What are some examples of how the following are beneficial?

47. Topic 5: Microbes, Human Welfare,and Disease $300 Question
What are some examples of how the following are beneficial?
ANSWER: Normal microbiota prevent the overgrowth of harmful microbes in our body, produce some vitamin Bs and K
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48. Topic 5: Microbes, Human Welfare,and Disease $400 Question
What is the picture depicting?

49. Topic 5: Microbes, Human Welfare,and Disease $400 Question
What is the picture depicting?
ANSWER: Biofilm
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50. Topic 5: Microbes, Human Welfare,and Disease $500 Question
What emerging infectious organism is shown in this picture?

51. Topic 5: Microbes, Human Welfare,and Disease $500 Question
What emerging infectious organism is shown in this picture?
ANSWER: Ebola
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52. Final Round Question
In nature, many microbes live in communities that stick together. Examples are on pond rocks & on your teeth. They can clog water pipes and grow on medical implants such as catheters. They are very difficult to remove with antibiotics. What is this aggregation of microbes called?

53. Final Round Question Answer
BIOFILM
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