Name That Organism
A general name for a prokaryotic cell that has peptidoglycan in its cell wall.
A general term for microbes that live in extreme environments.
This must be magnified at least 100 times in order to be seen.
What is yeast?
Milk or cream fermented by one or more kinds of heat loving bacteria.
What is yogurt?
What is ringworm?
These are the tiniest microbes. They are not considered to be cells because they have no cell wall or cell membrane. They cannot reproduce or grow on their own. In order to replicate, they have to invade other cells.
What are viruses?
Heat-loving microbes that grow optimally at hot temperatures.
What are Thermophiles?
This can only be seen when magnified 150,000 times.
What is a virus?
This is a baked mixture of ingredients including flour, water, and yeast. When yeast multiples and releases bubbles of gas it causes the dough to rise.
What is bread?
A disease that damages the protective lining of the stomach. The most common cause is an infection by the bacterium Helicobacter pylori
This group of microorganisms are prokaryotes, but don't have peptidoglycan in their wall and tend to live in extreme environments
What are acidophiles?
Although they can be seen at 400x magnification, most of the time they are viewed at 1000x magnification using the oil immersion lens.
What are bacteria?
Cacao seeds must be fermented by yeast and bacteria in order for the complex flavors to form
What is chocolate?
What is tuberculosis?
This organism lives by absorbing nutrients from other living things or dead and decaying organisms.
What is a fungi?
Microbes that can grow in high salt concentrations
What are Halophiles?
A high magnification microscope that uses two lenses to compound (multiply) the level of magnification.
What is a compound microscope?
This is a dried meat mixture that is fermented by lactic acid producing bacteria. The process produces acid that contribute to its flavor.
What is pepperoni sausage?
This is a serious plant disease caused by a fungus like protist that killed most Irish potato crops between 1845 and 1851.
What is the Irish Potato Blight?
The three main groups of this type of organism are protozoa, algae, and slime molds.
What are protists?
Microbes that can grow in cold temperatures.
What are Psychrophiles?
Instead of light, this microscope works by scanning a beam of electrons onto the surface of a specimen. The beam is reflected back to form an image.
What is an Electron Microscope?
This finely cut raw cabbage has been fermented by various lactic acid bacteria
A disease of the blood that affects humans as well as animals such as cattle, deer, and camels. Bacillus anthracis, the bacterium that causes anthrax is typically found in the soil.
What is anthrax?