MEAN MICROBES QUIZ
Have a look at the Microtrumps cards to find the answers to the questions!
1. Which mean microbes are the most dangerous?
2. Which mean microbes will cause the longest illness?
3. You ate a bowl of cold rice for lunch and felt unwell with abdominal pain and vomiting
for the rest of the day. The next day you feel much better. Which mean microbe caused
you to be ill?
4. Which mean microbe can cause paralysis?
5. Which mean microbe is especially dangerous for pregnant women?
6. How can Campylobacter jejuni be killed?
7. Which mean microbe can be found in eggs?
8. What are the 3 most common illnesses caused by mean microbes?
QUIZ ANSWERS
1.
Clostridium botulinum (mesophilic), Clostridium botulinum
(psychrotrophic) and Toxigenic E. coli
2. Clostridium botulinum (mesophilic), Clostridium botulinum
(psychrotrophic) and Hepatitis A
3. Bacillus Cereus
4. Clostridium botulinum
5. Listeria monocytogenes
6. Heat to 70°C for 2 minutes
7. Salmonella enteriditis
8. Abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhoea