Quiz

A researcher discovers a microbe that survives both high heat and acidic conditions (like an acidic hot spring).
What two types would best describe this microbe?

a) Thermophile and Normal
b) Acidophile and Normal
c) Thermophile and Acidophile
d) Normal and Halophile

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1.
Which organism would most likely survive in a boiling hot spring?
a) Acidophile
b) Thermophile
c) Halophile
d) Normal microbe

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2.
A scientist finds a microbe thriving in a place with a pH of 2 (very acidic).
What type of organism is it?
a) Thermophile
b) Acidophile
c) Normal
d) Psychrophile

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3.
If you swab your kitchen counter, most of the microbes you find are probably:
a) Acidophiles
b) Thermophiles
c) Normal microbes
d) Halophiles

1.
A thermophile loves to live in what kind of environment?
a) Very cold
b) Very hot
c) Very acidic
d) Mild everyday conditions

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2.
An acidophile grows best in:
a) Salty water
b) Basic (alkaline) environments
c) Acidic environments
d) Normal, mild environments

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3.
If a microbe is described as normal, where does it live?
a) Harsh, extreme environments
b) Places with very high heat
c) Everyday mild environments like your skin
d) Only deep in volcanoes

1. In mutualism, who benefits?

A) Only one organism
B) Both organisms
C) Neither organism

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2. In commensalism, what happens to the host?

A) The host is harmed
B) The host benefits
C) The host is unaffected

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3. A tapeworm living inside a human is an example of:

A) Mutualism
B) Commensalism
C) Parasitism