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bugs and bacteria quiz
Look at you...
You’re crawling with micro-organisms! But then, there’s no escape from them, they’re everywhere…
Some of them are friendly, others not so friendly. There’s a huge range of them and they sure know how to get about.
If you can answer all 10 of the following questions correctly, you’ll go into the prize draw to win one of three £30 vouchers for the Body Shop (which will help to increase your personal hygiene!)
So....
GET BUGGING!
01 What causes cold sores?
Going out on frosty days without lip protection
The herpes virus
Eating too much coleslaw
02 What causes athlete’s foot?
A bacterium
A fungus
Too much exercise
03 What is the best way to kill the bacteria that cause tuberculosis?
By eating carrots
By drinking tea
By exposing it to sunlight
04 What are bacteria that can live in very harsh environments (freezing, boiling, acidic, etc) known as?
Antibiotics
Bionic bugs
Extremophiles
05 Some bacteria have a flagellum. What is this and what’s it for?
A tail for moving
A flag to signal to other bacteria.
A whip-like protuberance for beating away other microbes.
06 Which virus was the first to be vaccinated against?
Black Death
Smallpox
Rubella
07 Why was the expression ‘seven year itch’ originally used to describe the scabies mite?
It makes you itch for a long time if not treated
It only lays eggs on the skin of married men
It only reproduces every seven years
08 On average, how many bacteria are there per square centimetre of your skin?
100
1,000
100,000
09 What percentage of faeces is bacteria?
10%
30%
80%
10 Starting with one bacterium, how long would it take to fill a bath with bacteria under ideal conditions?
About 3 days
About 7 hours
About 1 month
Answers:
1= The herpes virus • 2= A fungus • 3= By exposing it to sunlight • 4= Extremophiles • 5= A tail for moving • 6= Smallpox • 7= It makes you itch for a long time if not treated • 8= 100,000 • 9= 30% • 10= About 7 hours •
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