// this file is copyright - Mike Capstick // it adds the quiz questions and answers // load arrays with a set of questions and answers maxterms=14 title='Microbiology Basics'; questions=new Array(); questions[1] ='Group/s of Microorganisms whose cell type is prokaryotic include~viruses~bacteria and viruses~protozoa, fungi and algae~bacteria~protozoa~D~.'; questions[2]='Structures that help bacteria attach to surfaces include ~fimbria and ribosomes~fimbria and flagella~fimbria and pili~fimbria and endospores~fimbria and exospores~C~.'; questions[3] ='Which of the following is not a living organism?~bacterium~virus~yeast~fungus~protozoan~B~.'; questions[4]='What discovery was necessary to see bacteria? ~Gram stain~laser beams~electricity~microscopes~magnifying glass~D~.'; questions[5] ='Work on malaria and yellow fever showed that some diseases are transmitted by~rats~fleas~birds~flies~mosquitoes~E~.'; questions[6] ='Zoonoses are diseases which humans catch from~soil~food~water~animals~air~D~.'; questions[7] ='There is no vaccine for the common cold because it is caused by~many different bacteria~one bacterium that continually mutates~many different viruses~one virus that continually mutates~a combination of viruses and bacteria~C~.'; questions[8] ='Botulism is a form of food poisoning which initially affects the~renal system~cardiovascular system~lymphatic system~nervous system~gastrointestinal system~D~.'; questions[9]='In microbiology,the method of diagnosis of antigen-antibody reactions is called ~cytology~microbiology~antigenology~serology~immunology~D~.'; questions[10]='Bacteria multiply by mitosis or division. If a bacterium doubles itself every 20 minutes, and you start with 2 bacteria, how many would there be after 3 hours ~4~16~64~1024~512~D~.'; questions[11]='Some bacteria can survive long periods of time without food, warmth and moisture because they can produce ~spores~flagella~cilia~capsules~toxins~A~.'; questions[12]='Treponema pallidum is a spirochaete shaped bacterium which causes ~tinea~taenia~rickets~syphilis~gonorrhoea~D~.'; questions[13] ='Which of the following is the smallest in size?~bacteria~viruses~fungi~protozoa~algae~B~.'; questions[14] ='Legionnaire\'s Disease is caused by a~virus~bacterium~fungus~protozoa~prion~B~.'; questions[15] ='Which of the following is a structure NOT found in prokaryotic cells?~flagella~ribosomes~cilia~pili~cell wall~C~.'; questions[16]='How many chromosomes does a bacterium usually have? ~1~4~23~46~92~A~.';