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Alexander Fleming
Microorganisms
Antibiotics
Anatomy
Vocabulary
100

In what country was Alexander Fleming born?

Scotland

100

Name the 4 kinds of microorganisms.

Bacteria, Fungi, Viruses, Protozoa (Protists)


100

What do antibiotics kill or slow the growth of?

bacteria
100

What is the name of the joint that connects the hand to the forearm (lower arm)?

wrist

100

What scientific name is given to an organism that causes disease?

pathogen

200

True or False:  Alexander Fleming lived his childhood years in a big city.

False:  He grew up on a farm

200

What is the smallest type of microorganism?

Viruses

(they are MUCH smaller than the others)

200
In what year was the first antibiotic, penicillin, discovered?

1928

200

What is the name of the biggest bone in the human body, and where is it located?

The femur (sometimes called the thigh bone) is located in the upper leg and connects the knee to the hip bone (pelvis)

200

Which word means "to stop something from happening"?

prevent

300

What club activity did Fleming do when he attended medical school?

the shooting club

300

Which kind of microorganism likes moist places where it can swim around?

Protozoa

300

Should antibiotics be used to treat a virus infection?

(Yes or No)

NO - antibiotics don't kill viruses!

300

What is the name of the bone which protects the brain?

the skull

300
Which word means "lucky or fortunate"?

serendipitous

400

What job did Fleming want to do before he decided to become a bacteriologist?

He wanted to be a surgeon

400

What process is used to kill potentially harmful bacteria in liquids like milk and beer?

pasteurization

400

Is the antibiotic penicillin a fungus or an enzyme?

it's an enzyme

the enzyme is produced by the penicillium mold and the enzyme (chemical) can kill some harmful bacteria

400

What is the name of the long tube that connects the mouth to the stomach?

the esophagus

400

Which word describes a person who always wants to know more about things?

curious

500
When Fleming returned from his vacation, what did he accidentally discover in one of his petri dishes full of bacteria?

Penicillin mold/fungus (the world's first antibiotic)

500

The antibiotic penicillin comes from which of the 4 types of microorganisms?

fungus / mold

500

What prize did Fleming share in 1945 for his serendipitous discovery of Penicillin?

The Nobel Prize in Medicine

(he shared it with Ernst Chain and Max Florey)

500

Name 5 vital organs in the human body

Brain, heart, liver, kidneys, lungs

500

Which word means "having doubts, or not believing everything one sees, hears, or reads"?

skeptical