Microbe Basics
This term describes tiny organisms, such as bacteria and fungi, that are too small to see with the naked eye:
What are microbes?
This is the term for the community of trillions of bacteria living in our digestive systems:
What is the gut microbiome?
What is the main factor that influences gut microbiome?
What is our diets?
The process in which a microorganism (like bacteria or yeast) breaks down a substance into simpler substances:
What is fermentation?
What is one of the three main shapes of bacteria?
What are spheres, rods, and spirals?
What is the body part responsible for the first part of digestion, where food is broken down by chewing and saliva?
What is the mouth?
What are the foods that contain beneficial bacteria that can help keep our gut microbiome healthy?
What are fermented foods?
This ingredient in the experiment acts similarly to bacteria in our guts by breaking down sugars and producing gas:
What is yeast?
What is the term used for bacteria that utilize oxygen?
What is aerobic bacteria?
What is the part of the digestive system where the largest amount of bacteria are found?
What is the large intestine?
These types of food, such as whole grains and vegetables, feed beneficial bacteria in our gut:
What are high-fiber foods?
This gas is produced by bacteria when they break down sugars, often causing bloating:
What is carbon dioxide?
This type of microbe can be both helpful in digestion and harmful, because it can cause food poisoning:
What is E.coli?
What do some bacteria produce in our gut that are good for human health?
What are vitamins?
What are all the factors we mentioned that influence the gut microbiome?
What is diet, exercise, sleep, stress and antibiotic use?
The fermentation experiment helps us see the role of microbes in breaking down these in our food (which substances?)
What are sugars or carbohydrates?