Bacteria
Medicines used to kill harmful bacteria in the human body.
What are antibiotics?
This is the general name for tiny, living things that are too small to see without a microscope, including the helpful ones in your gut.
What are microorganisms (or microbes)?
This is the smallest unit of life that makes up all living things.
What is a cell?
Often called the "brain" of the cell, this part holds the DNA and controls everything the cell does.
What is the nucleus?
This everyday tool is required to see bacteria because they are too small to see with just your eyes.
What is a microscope?
Even though some can make you sick, the vast majority of these single-celled organisms in your gut are helpful helpers
What are bacteria?
This is the special tool scientists use to look at cells because they are too small to see with just your eyes.
What is a microscope?
This is the thin outer skin that controls what goes into and out of a cell.
What is the cell membrane?
Living things with less than normal of this will get infected.
What is bacteria?
This term describes a community of different microbes living together in a specific environment, like inside your digestive system.
What is a microbiome?
Living things made of only one single cell are called this.
What is unicellular?
This is the jelly-like fluid that fills cells and holds all the parts in place.
What is cytoplasm?
Because they are made up of only one cell, bacteria are described by this scientific term.
What is unicellular?
There are this many microbes living inside your gut.
What is 100 trillion?
Living things made of many cells, like humans, trees, and dogs, are called this.
What is multicellular?
This storage bubble inside a cell holds water and food, and it is commonly known for being found in plant cells.
What is a vacuole?
Because bacteria do not have a nucleus, they belong to this group of organisms
What are prokaryotes?
This is the general 3-letter word for your stomach and intestines where your food goes.
What is the gut?
Known as the "powerhouse" of the cell, this part turns food into energy.
What is the mitochondria?
Only plant cells have this tough, rigid outer layer that helps the plant stand up straight.
What is an cell wall?