The Human Microbiome
Microorganisms live on this part of the human body
What is Any and Every part of the human body?
A living thing (that is not a cell) that can only be viewed under a microscope
What is Microorganism?
The building blocks (aka legos) of all living things
What are Cells?
The first thing you need in a Scientific Argument?
What is Claim?
The correct way to spell your science Mwalimu's last name
What is I-S-I-T-T?
This microorganism lives on human eyelashes
What are Eyelash Mites?
There are around this many Microorganisms living on and in the human body
What is 100 trillion?
A microorganism made up of just one cell
What is Single-Cell Organism?
The three things that make up a Scientific Argument
What is Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning?
The name of Mwalimu Isitt's dog
True or False: All microorganisms that live on and in the human body are beneficial or good for us?
What is False?
The FOUR main types of living thing that can be microorganisms
What are Animals, plants, fungi, and bacteria?
Smaller than a cell
What is Molecule?
This is the part of a Scientific Argument that relates the Evidence back to the Claim, and explains how that evidence supports the claim.
What is Reasoning?
The university that Mwalimu Isitt is currently getting her Masters degree in Teaching at?
What is Saint Louis University?
True or False: There is only one type of microorganism living in our digestive tract
What is False?
This microorganism is always made up of a single cell, and is NOT an animal, plant, or fungus
What is Bacteria?
Living thing that is bigger than a cell, but is still microscopic
What is Microorganism?
This is the information used in a Scientific Argument to prove why the Claim is correct
What is Evidence?
Where Mwalimu Isitt lived before moving to St. Louis
What is Texas?
A person's gut has lost many beneficial microorganisms after an infection and antibiotic treatment. This treatment might help restore the beneficial microorganisms
What is Fecal Transplant?
This microorganism can grow on trees or underground for days or weeks before getting large enough to be seen without a microscope. Once this microorganism has grown large enough to be seen without a microscope, it is often called a mushroom
What is Mold/Fungus?
These are three different types of living cells on or in the human body
What is red blood cell, liver cell, skin cell, stomach lining cell, organ cell, white blood cell, etc
The claim in the scientific argument:
Fecal transplants are an effective way to treat infection in the colon. Introducing healthy microorganisms to an infected colon has been shown to reduce the amount of bad bacteria in the infected persons colon. Therefore, introducing healthy microorganisms through a fecal transplant is an effective treatment.
What is Fecal transplants are an effective way to treat infection in the colon?
Mwalimu Isitt's favorite color
What is Green?