Parts of Microorganisms
What is the whip-like tail called?
Flagella
What is a tiny, nonliving particle that reproduces in a cell?
Virus
What is the shape of streptococcus?
Ball
What viral infection causes internal bleeding?
Ebola
What gas does yeast produce when it eats sugar?
Carbon dioxide
What is the structure that surrounds bacteria and protects the cell?
cell wall
What single celled organism does not have a nucleus?
Bacteria
What is the shape of lactobacillus?
Rod
What type of virus causes stuffy nose, nausea, fever, and is shaped like coronavirus?
influenza
What does pencillium mold produce?
pencillin
What is the structure found in eukaryotic cells that protects DNA?
Nucleus
Honey Fungus
What is the shape of spirrilium?
spiral
What shape of virus looks like a robot?
bacteriophage
What is a Mrs. Menth's favorite topping on pizza?
mushroom
What are the threadlike tubes that make up fungi?
Hyphae
What organisms has a nucleus and cannot be classified as an animal, plant, or fungi?
protist
Bacteria is considered _______________ because it does not have a nucleus
prokaryotic
How do you prevent viral infections?
vaccine
What do scientists call bacteria that have gained a resistance to antibiotics?
Superbugs
What is called when a cell does not have a nucleus?
Prokaryotic
What type of microorganism causes strep throat?
Bacteria
Bacterial infections are treated with
antibiotics
IF you did not kill or deactivate a virus in a vaccine, what would happen to someone who received that vaccine?
They would get super sick!
What is happening with antibiotics?
They aren't working anymore!