Chapter 1
The relative size of things
What is a scale?
The human microbiome contains approximately 100 trillion ________
What are microorganisms
The building blocks of life
What is a cell?
_____ is a type of food poisoning.
What is C. jejuni?
____ is the "brain" of the cell and contains the DNA.
What is a nucleus?
Many organisms are ________
What is microscopic?
Most of these are ____
What are Bacteria
An organism too small to be seen with the naked eye
What is a microorganism?
______ causes hard to treat gut infections that kill thousands of people every year.
What is C. difficile?
_____ controls what goes in and out of the cell, just like a barrier.
What is a cell membrane?
All living things are made out of ______
What are cells?
The human body provides an environment (food and space) for _______ to survive.
What are bacteria?
A group of the same type of organisms living in the same area
What is a population?
____ stregnthens the body's defences by helping the immune sistem produce immune cells.
What is B. fragilis?
______ is a gel-like substance that fills the cell.
What is Cytoplasm?
Too small to be seen with the naked eye
What does microscopic mean?
A healthy microbiome has various helpful types of _____
What are bacteria?
A sickness caused by harmful microorganisms
What is an infection?
______ helps the gut lining produce mucus.
What is L. reuteri?
______ store clorophyll, a green substance thar allows plants to turn sunlight into energy.
What is a Cloroplast?
Even though they are both too small to see, ______ are much bigger than molecules.
What are cells?
_______ can reduce the number of helpful and harmful bacteria in the human microbiome
What are antibiotics?
Tiny organisms made up of a single cell
What is a bacteria?
_____ finds its way into our food and water and causes thousands of caases of food poisoning every year.
What is Salmonella?
________ is responsible for making and transporting molecules around the cell.
What is E.R., or endoplasmic reticulum?