A
1. What is a microorganism?
B. An organism too small to easily see without magnification
6. Why do scientists use models when studying very small objects?
A. To make them easier to study
11. What is the purpose of a fecal transplant?
B. To transfer microorganisms from a healthy gut to another person's gut
15) ___ Microbiome
B. A community of microorganisms living on and in the body
17. Why can some microorganisms be helpful to humans?
They can help prevent infections from harmful bacteria. They can also help with digestion of food.
2. What tool is used to observe microorganisms?
C. Microscope
7. What is a cell?
A. The basic unit of life
12. Why do scientists study experiments with mice in the Microbiome unit?
A. To gather evidence about how microorganisms may affect health
15)___ Antibiotic
C. A medicine that can affect certain bacteria
18. Explain one way antibiotics can affect the human microbiome.
Antibiotics can kill a significant portion of the human microbiome. They can also leave you vulnerable to a c. difficile infection.
3. What is the basic unit of life?
B. Cell
8. Why are microorganisms difficult to see?
A. They are usually very small.
13. Why do scientists need evidence?
A. To support or evaluate scientific claims
15) ___ Evidence
A. Information that supports a scientific claim
19. Why do scientists compare evidence when studying a treatment such as a fecal transplant?
They want to monitor the bacteria types in a person's microbiome before and after the fecal transplant.
4. What is the human microbiome?
B. A community of microorganisms living on and in the human body
9. What can antibiotics do?
A. Affect certain bacteria
14. What is a scientific claim?
A. A statement that can be supported with evidence
15) ___ Organism
E. A living thing
20. Use what you learned in the Microbiome unit to complete the scientific argument.
Claim: A healthy microbiome can be important for human health.
Provide evidence that this is true and reasoning to explain why that evidence matters.
Mr. Moon will check your response :)
5. Which statement about bacteria is TRUE?
C. Some bacteria can be helpful and some can be harmful.
10. Why might antibiotics change the microbiome?
A. They can affect both harmful and helpful bacteria.
15) Microorganism
D. A very small organism
16. What is the difference between an observation and an inference?
An observation is something you see or witness, an inference something you determine even though you did not witness or see it.
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