1.

The special instrument needed for seeing tiny objects or organisms that we cannot see with naked
eye is called:
 Stethoscope   

 Microscope

 Telescope  

 All of these

2. The tiny objects that cannot be seen with human eyes and can only be seen under a microscope are
called:
 Microorganisms

 Microbes  

 Pathogens     

 None of these

3. Microorganisms are divided into various groups on the basis of their:

 Size     

 Structure   

 Need for food  

 All of these

4. The main groups of microorganisms are:

 Viruses and Bacteria    

 Fundi and Viruses   

 Protozao and Bacteria   

 Archaea and Viruses

5. What is true about Fungi?

 All fungi are included in microorganisms 

 Fungi are not included in microorganisms 

 Some fungi are very small and are included in microorganisms    

 None of these

6. What is true about viruses:

 They are tiny useful particles     

 They are tiny infectious particles   

 They are tiny infectious as well as useful particles    

 They are tiny non-harmful particles

7. Which of the following are considered the link between living and non-living things?
 Bacteria 

 Viruses   

 Fungi    

 Protozoa

8. Which of the following can reproduce(s) only within cell of an organism?

 Fungi  

 Bacteria   

 Viruses

 All of these

9. Which of the following are non-living out of the body of organisms?

 Bacteria       

 Fungi     

 Viruses    

 None of these

10. Which of the following are very harmful to living organisms?

 Viruses     

 Bacteria      

 Fungi    
 None of these

11. Viruses cause diseases in which of the following?

 Human beings       

 Plants      

 Animals    

 All of these

12. Which of the following cause(s) Hepatitis, polio, COVID-19, Flu etc. in human beings?
 Fungi      

 Viruses    

 Bacteria   

 All of these

13. Which of the following are single-celled organisms?

 Viruses      

 Fungi     

 Bacteria      

 Stigma

14. Which of the following are found in every type of environment?

 Bacteria   

 Viruses    

 Fungi  

 None of these

15. Which of the following cause(s) diseases such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, diarrhea?

 Viruses      

 Bacteria  

 Fungi      
 All of these

16. Which of the following statement is true about bacteria?

 A large number of bacteria are useful for organisms   

 Few bacteria are useful for organisms     

 A large number of bacteria are harmful for organisms    

 None of the bacteria is harmful for organisms

17. Which of the following is true about bacteria?

 They help in digestion  

 They help in absorption of food components in our small intestine     

 Both A & B

 Neither A nor B

18. The bacteria which are beneficial for us are called:

 Positive bacteria       

 Healthy bacteria       

 Beneficial bacteria     

 Useful bacteria     

19. Which of the following is true about bacteria?

 The number of useful bacteria is very less     

 The number of harmful bacteria is very less       

 The number of harmful bacteria is very large       

 None of the bacteria is harmful

20. Which of the following is true about the number of bacteria in our body?
 They are in a limited number      

 They are less than the cells of our body     

 They are nearly equal to the cells of our body    

 They are more than the cells of our body

21. The number of bacteria in a small spoon of soil is almost equal to:

 The number of people living in the continent of Africa       

 The number of fish living in the Pacific Ocean       

 The number of trees in the forests of Africa     

 The number of animals livings in the continent of Australia

22. On the basis of shape, bacteria are divided into how many types?
 Three (3)      

 Four (4)   

 Five (5) 

 Seven (7)

23. Different types of bacteria on the basis of shape are:

 Round, rod-shaped, spiral     

 Cylindrical, spiral, oval  

 Rod-shaped, triangular, round     

 Rectangular, cylindrical, round

24. Which of the following are simple organisms that are neither like plants nor like animals in their
characteristics?
 Bacteria  

 Fungi      

 Viruses    

 All of these

25. Which of the following is true about fungi?

 Some fungi can make their own food   

 All fungi can make their own food   

 They cannot make their own food   

 Only few fungi can make their own food

26. Which of the following is true about fungi?

 They often grow in fresh water

 They often grow in wet places

 They often grow in dirty places

 They often grow on dead organisms or decaying matter

27. Which of the following is true about fungi?

 They decompose dead matter into simple materials

 They absorb the decomposed simple materials as their food

 Some fungi obtain their food from living plants and animals and cause diseases to them

 All of these            

28. Ringworm, athlete’s food etc. are diseases caused by:

 Bacteria

 Viruses

 Fungi

 None of these

29. Mold, Penicillium and yeast are the examples of:

 Visible fungi

 Microscopic fungi

 Viruses

 Bacteria

30. During decomposition, which of the following break the organic molecules of food and dead
bodies into simpler components?
 Fungi

 Bacteria

 Viruses
 A & B only

31. The organisms which carry out decomposition are called:

 Saprotrophs   

 Decomposers

 Autotrophs

 Detrivores

32. The rate of decomposition increases with the increase in:

 Temperature

 Humidity

 Oxygen

 All of these

33. Which gases are released back to the environment during the process of decomposition?
 Carbon dioxide and Nitrogen

 Oxygen and Nitrogen

 Carbon dioxide and Oxygen

 None of these

34. Carbon dioxide and Nitrogen released during the process of decomposition are used by which of
the following?
 Plants

 Microorganisms

 Animals

 Human beings

35. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about decomposers?

 They recycle the matter of abiotic and biotic components of the environment

 They breakdown dead organisms into simpler components to make these a part of
ecosystem again
 Both A & B

 Neither A nor B

36. What is/are the harmful effect(s) of decomposition?

 Microorganisms damaged Food and wood

 Bread gets mold

 Milk is spoiled, fruit and vegetable are decomposed

 All of these

37. The microorganisms that cause diseases in their hosts are essentially called:
 Parasites

 Microbes

 Antibodies

 Pathogens

38. The diseases caused by the pathogens are called:

 infections

 Infectious diseases

 Both A & B

 Neither A nor B

39. What is true about infectious diseases?

 They are not so harmful

 They do not spread from one organism to the other

 They hardly spread from one organism to the other

 They can spread quickly from one organism to the other

40. Diseases such as Measles, Mumps, COVID-19, Flu, Hepatitis, Polio etc. are caused by:
 Viruses

 Bacteria
 Protozoa

 Fungi

41. Diseases such as Rust, Smut, Athlete’s foot, Ringworm etc. are caused by? 
 Bacteria

 Fungi

 Viruses

 All of these

42. Diseases such as Tuberculosis, Cholera, Typhoid, Pneumonia etc. are caused by:
 Bacteria

 Viruses

 Fungi

 None of these

43. What is/are the main way(s) for the transmission of infectious diseases?
 Air and Water

 Food

 Animals and Direct Contact

 All of these

44. COVID-19, Flu and TB are examples of:

 Water-borne diseases

 Air-borne diseases

 Food-borne diseases

 Animal-borne diseases

45. Diarrhea, Typhoid, some diseases of eyes and skin are the examples of:
 Animal-borne diseases

 Food-borne diseases
 Water-borne diseases

 Air-borne diseases

46. Cholera, hepatitis, typhoid etc. are examples of:

 Food-borne diseases

 Water-borne diseases

 Air-borne diseases

 Animal-borne diseases

47. Malaria, dengue etc. are examples of:

 Air-borne diseases

 Water-borne diseases

 Food-borne diseases

 Animal-borne diseases

48. Air-borne diseases spread through:

 Coughing

 Sneezing

 Talking

 All of these

49. Which of the following diseases are transmitted through direct contact i.e. shaking hands etc.?
 Diarrhea, Typhoid, Cholera

 Measles, Tuberculosis, Typhoid

 COVID-19, Flu, Hepatitis

 Malaria, Dengue, Tuberculosis

50. Which of the following microorganisms are used for making food?

 Bacteria

 Yeast
 Both A & B

 Neither A nor B

MCQs on Classification of Living Organisms (Part 2) – General Science: Grade 5

Which of the following is used to make bread and cheese?
 Bacteria   

 Yeasts

 Protozoa  

 All of these

2. Which of the following is used in making yoghurt?

 Yeast

 Fungi  

 Bacteria     

 None of these

3. Which of the following is/are used to make antibiotics?

 Bacteria     

 Fungi   

 Protozoa  

 A & B only

4. Which of the following was the first antibiotic?

 Penicillin    

 Arsphenamine   

 Neosalvarsan   

 Sulfapyridine

5. The first antibiotic, known as ‘Penicillium’ was derived from which of the following?
 A type of Virus 

 A type of Bacteria
 A type of Fungi   

 A type of Protozoa

6. To which group of microorganisms ‘mushrooms’ belong?

 Virus     

 Fungi   

 Bacteria    

 Protozoa

7. What is the cause of ‘Polio’ disease?

 Protozoa 

 Virus   

 Fungi    

 Bacteria

8. Penicillium is an example of which group?

 Protozoa  

 Bacteria   

 Virus

 Fungi

9. Which of the following contaminates food?

 Moisture       

 Microorganisms     

 Air    

 Heat

 10. Which of the following is not a microorganism?

 Bacteria     

 Virus      

 Protozoa    
 Ant

Key 1 – Microorganisms (1) General Science Grade 5