Bacteria
These microbes are unicellular organisms that lack a nucleus and are found in almost every environment on Earth.
Bacteria
Friendly bacteria help with this process in the stomach, breaking down food and absorbing nutrients.
Digestion
These are substances used to kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria and are commonly used to treat bacterial infections.
Antibiotics
These are tiny organisms that can only be seen under a microscope and include bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa.
Microbe
An abnormal condition in your body that disrupts its normal functions.
Disease
This process involves the use of vaccines to protect against diseases caused by certain bacteria.
Vaccination
This popular dairy product often contains live bacteria, which are a type of friendly bacteria.
Yogurt
This was the first antibiotic discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928.
Penicillin
Enzyme
This disease, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, killed about one-third of the European population.
Black Death
Where do bacteria live?
In your body, food, and even on your skin.
Friendly bacteria can help boost this part of the immune system, protecting against infections.
This is a common antibiotic used to treat throat infections and is often prescribed for strep throat.
Amoxicillin
These are non-living microbes that require a host cell to replicate and cause diseases such as the flu.
Virus
This pandemic infected one-third of the world’s population and caused millions of deaths in 1918.
Spanish Flu
Bacteria are so small that you need this tool to see them.
A microscope
These are foods or supplements that contain friendly bacteria and can be good for gut health.
Probiotics
One common side effect of antibiotics is upset stomach, also known as ___.
Nausea
Which of the following is a beneficial microorganism found in yogurt?
Lactobacillus
This respiratory disease, known for causing severe coughing and weight loss, was responsible for millions of deaths before the invention of antibiotics.
Tuberculosis
Which food provides good bacteria?
Fruits, vegetables and whole grains
Friendly bacteria can help prevent problems like ___ by maintaining a healthy balance in the digestive system.
Diarrhea
When bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, this is called antibiotic ___.
Resistance
These photosynthetic microbes can be found in oceans, rivers, and lakes, and they produce oxygen as a by-product.
Algae
This viral disease, which originated in Africa, has infected millions of people since its emergence in the 1980s.
AIDS