Microorganisms
How many cells do bacteria have?
One
What are the three main groups of protists?
Animal-like, Plant-like, and Fungus-like
Fungi need to find their food. That means they are ____
Heterotrophs
What kind of cell do Viruses need to reproduce
A host cell
What are autotrophs and heterotrophs?
Autotrophs means they are producers and heterotrophs means they are consumers.
Bacteria have three shapes, name all three.
Bacilli (rod), cocci (ball), spirilla (spiral)
Where do all protists live?
In moist environment and are common where humans interact.
How do fungi get their nutrients?
Fungi absorb from what they are growing on.
How are viruses named?
After the disease they cause or the area they were discovered.
What is the difference between a prokaryote and eukaryote microorganism?
Prokaryote does not have a nucleus. Eukaryote has a nucleus.
What is the cell structure that looks like string inside bacterial cells that is responsible of chemical instructions for the cell?
Genetic Material
Most plant-like protists are
autotrophs, only some are heterotrophs.
How do fungi reproduce?
Using structures called spores.
What have scientists developed to prevent many dangerous viral diseases?
vaccines
Which cannot be considered a microorganism?
Viruses
What is the reproduction process for bacteria?
Binary Fission or asexual reproduction
Most harmful protists are organisms that benefit by living with, on or in a host this means.
They are parasites.
The cells of fungi are arranged into threadlike tubes structures called
Hyphae
Bacteriophage
Microorganism can be ________ or __________ for living things.
Harmful or helpful
Which bacteria causes "strep throat"?
Streptococcus
Which protist causes malaria?
Plasmodium
What medicine was discovered by fungi killing bacteria?
penicillin
The virus responsible for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) a pandemic disease discovered in year 2019 is called
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2)