Microbe Mission Face-Off

Basic Rules

1- What type of eye protection is required for this event?

A. Splash gogglesB. Impact resistant

gogglesC. Safety glassesD. No eye protection is

required

Basic Rules

2- What articles may each team bring into the event?

(choose all that apply)

A. National list of microbes

B. Graphing calculatorC. Non-programmable

calculatorD. 2-sided page of

notesE. Writing instrumentsF. Microscope slidesG. Centimeter ruler

Microscopes

3- What type of microscope is this? A- compound light

microscope

B- stereo light microscope

C- transmission light microscope

D- hand lens

Microscopes

4- This photograph most likely came from which type of microscope?

A- compound light microscope

B- transmission light microscope

C- transmission electron microscope

D- scanning electron microscope

Microscopes

5- This photograph most likely came from which type of microscope?

A- compound light microscope

B- transmission light microscope

C- transmission electron microscope

D- scanning electron microscope

Microscopes

6- This picture shows a ruler with 3 millimeter marks as viewed through a microscope. What is the field of view measurement?

A- 3 millimeters

B- 300 nanometers

C- 3000 micrometers

D- 3X

Organelles

7- What is the function of the organelles below?

A- conversion of light energy to sugar

B- conversion of sugar to cellular energy (ATP)

C- breaking down proteins

D- regulating all cellular activities

Organelles

8- This organelle has its own ______ and is believed to be a prokaryotic cell that was absorbed into a eukaryotic cell.

A- nucleus

B- cell wall

C- genetic material

D- proteins

Organelles

9- What is the function of the organelle below?

A- conversion of light energy to sugar

B- conversion of sugar to cellular energy (ATP)

C- breaking down proteins

D- regulating all cellular activities

Microbes

Rank these in order of size: smallest (A)

to largest(F).

10-Streptococcus bacterium

11-Common cold virus12-Red blood cell13-Prion14-Small pox virus15- Pinworm

Microbes

16- Classify this microbe as

Prokaryotic

Eukaryotic

Neither

Microbes

17- Classify this microbe as

Prokaryotic

Eukaryotic

Neither

Microbes

18- Classify this microbe as

Prokaryotic

Eukaryotic

Neither

Microbes

19- Classify this microbe as

Prokaryotic

Eukaryotic

Neither

Microbes in Food

20- What microbe is responsible for the production of beer?

A. Cholera

B. Streptococcus

C. Saccharomyces

D. Staphlococcus

Microbes in Food

21- What microbe is responsible for the green and white spots on old bread?

A- Penicillin

B- Histoplasin

C- Typhus

D- Thrush

Microbes in Food

22- What microbe is responsible for making yogurt?

A. Tetanus

B. Staphlococcus

C. Lactobacillus

D. Tuberculosis

Microbial Diseases

23- Below in a picture of a herpes infection. What type of microbe causes this disease?

A. Archea

B. Bacteria

C. Virus

D. Protozoa

E. Prion

Microbial Diseases

24- Below in a picture of a thrush infection. What type of microbe causes this disease?

A. Fungi

B. Bacteria

C. Virus

D. Protozoa

E. Alga

Microbial Diseases

25- Below in a picture of a polio survivor. What type of microbe causes this disease?

A. Archea

B. Bacteria

C. Virus

D. Protozoa

E. Prion

Microbial Diseases

26- Below is a picture of a mosquito carrying malaria. What type of microbe causes this disease?

A. Archea

B. Bacteria

C. Virus

D. Protozoa

E. Prion

Calculations

27- This is a picture of an amoeba under high power. The field of view is 1600 micrometers across. What is the approximate actual length of the amoeba?

A- 1600 micrometers

B- 16 millimeters

C- 800 micrometers

D- 450 micrometers

E- Can’t be determined

Calculations

28- What is the measurement of this protist?

Microbial Growth

29- What is the approximate stationary phase time period for this bacteria species?

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 90

0.51

1.52

2.53

3.54

4.5

Growth of Bacteria in a Petri Dish

Bacteria X1000

Microbial Growth

30- Would this population of bacteria continue to grow at this rate over several days? Explain why or why not.

0 1 2 3 40

0.51

1.52

2.53

3.54

4.5

Growth of Bacteria in a Petri Dish

Bacteria X1000

Microbial Growth

31- Jimmy grew a culture of bacteria and measured the population’s growth over time. The number of bacteria increased sharply over the first few hours then tapered off. Which of the following statements about these observations is true?

A. The initial conditions for bacterial growth were favorable.

B. The number of bacteria increased as the bacteria reproduced asexually.

C. After a period of time, the bacteria started to run out of food, space, and other resources.

D. All of the above

Beneficial vs. Dangerous Microbes

32- During ________ one bacterium transfers some of its genetic material into another bacterium.

A. Binary fission

B. Asexual reproduction

C. Transformation

D. Conjugation

Beneficial vs. Dangerous Microbes

33- Hospital studies have shown that pneumonia-causing bacteria have increased their resistance to penicillin from 14% resistant in 1999 to 19% resistant in 2002. What could have caused this increase in resistance?