Vocabulary
Medicines that kill microorganisms, especially bacteria are called...
antibiotics
True or False: Antibiotics kill only harmful bacteria.
false
True or False: Small things do not make a difference.
false
Living things with fewer than normal helpful bacteria in their guts can become infected more easily because there is more ___ and ___ available for harmful bacteria.
food and space
What does the prefix (word part) multi- mean?
many
Too small to be seen with the naked eye is called...
microscopic
Researchers are using what new way to treat illnesses in an infected microbiome?
fecal transplant
True or False: Almost all cells are microscopic.
true
What are all living things made of?
cells
The purpose of a _____________ _________ is to convince, others using evidence and reasoning.
scientific argument
Living things, such as plants, animals and bacteria are called...
organisms
After using antibiotics there are more or less healthy bacteria in the gut.
less
When something is very small we use the prefix (word part) _______________.
micro-
True or False: When an organism can reproduce or multiply, it is alive.
true
When you want to use a microscope you pick it up by the ________ and _________.
arm and base
Tiny structures that make up all living things and are the smallest units able to perform life functions are called...
cells
A sickness caused by harmful microorganisms is called...
infection
Which is bigger in size: a cell or water molecule?
cell
When writing an argument, a scientist should include what three parts to answer the question?
1) Claim
2) Evidence
3) Reasoning
What does the word part scope mean?
see
All of the microorganisms that live in a particular environment, such as a human body is called...
microbiome
What was the name of a bacteria that first infected patient 23?
1) E. coli
2) Covid 19
3) C. jejuni
C. Jejuni
List the following from smallest to largest:
ant, cell, hair, molecule
molecule, cell, hair, ant
Microorganisms are helpful, harmful, or both helpful and harmful to a human being?
both helpful and harmful
There are over _____________ microorganisms in and on the human body.
100 trillion