Microorganisms
The instrument used to observe microorganisms
What is a microscope?
Name the different types of bacteria shapes
What is coccus, rod, vibrio, and spiral?
The three colors of algae
What is brown, red, and green?
The three main groups in the fungi kingdom
What are yeasts, moulds, and mushrooms?
These foods are made using lactic bacteria?
Type of microorganism that causes infectious diseases
What are pathogens?
Bacteria that synthesise their own organic matter
What is Autotrophic?
Heterotropic unicellular organisms with eukaryotic cells, live in humid environments, and move in different ways
What is Protozoa?
Structure formed by hundreds of microscopic hyphae interlace
What is mycelium?
These foods and drinks are made using yeasts
What is bread, beer, and wine?
This type microorganism breaks down organic matter into inorganic material
What is a decomposer?
Type of relationship where both organisms benefit from the relationship
What is a symbiotic relationship?
Aquatic, photosynthetic, uni- or multicellular eukaryotic organisms
What is algae?
The three types of nutrition that fungi have
What is saprophytic, parasitic, and symbiotic?
The process of microorganisms feeding on sugar and releasing lactic acid
What is lactic acid fermentation?
Name the ways humans use microorganisms today
What is making food, producing pharmaceutical drugs, and research tools?
The process of a bacteria splitting into two cells
What is binary fission?
Name the protozoa that causes malaria
What is Plasmodium?
Multicellular fungi form mycelia, Unicellular fungi join to form _______
What is a colony?
Name 3 viral infections
What are Ebola, COVID, AIDS, measles, flu, rabies, etc?
Name the 5 groups of Microorganisms
What is Bacteria, Unicellular Algae, Protozoa, Mould, and Yeasts?
The name for a group of millions or billions of bacteria cells
What is a colony?
Name the four structures protozoa use to move
What is cillated, flagellated, rhizopoda, and sporozoan?
Eukaryotic, heterotrophic organisms which are uni- or multicellular, with cell walls made of chitin
What is Fungi?
Name the scientist that discovered penicillin
Who is Alexander Fleming?