Microbiology Trivia
From moldy bread to antibiotic breakthroughs, prove you know your microbes from your mushrooms.
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
What group of bacteria uses sunlight and water for photosynthesis, releasing oxygen?
Cyanobacteria
Which virus causes the disease COVID-19?
SARS-CoV-2
What is the familiar name for the red-capped mushroom with white spots often depicted in fairy tales?
Fly agaric
What common name is given to the contagious respiratory illness caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis?
Whooping cough
Which immune cells formed after vaccination help the body respond faster when it encounters the same germ again?
Memory cells