Vocab #1
Q & A #1
Vocab #2
Q & A #2
100
A type of Fungi used to make bread.
What is Yeast
100
What is an example of a fungus? (several answers can be given)
What is: Athlete's foot, mold, yeast, ringworms, or mushrooms
100
A piece of equipment used by scientist to magnify, in this case, cells, to better study their parts is a _____
What is a microscope
100
What is the name of the medicine that was created from fungi?
What is Penicillin
200
A single-celled microorganism that cannot be seen with the naked eye is often known as...
What is a Microbe
200
Name the different types of Microorganisms (there are 4)
What are Bacteria, fungi, virus, and protists (protozoa)
200
What is a scientist that studies microbes called?
What is a Microbiologist
200
Antibiotics are made to fight against what type of infectious microorganism?
a. bacterial
b. viral
c. pathogenic
What is A. bacterial
300
Bacteria that make us sick are called...
What is Pathogens
300
What is a food that is made from the direct help of microorganisms?
What are: (could be any of these) breads, cheese (blue cheese), and yogurt
300
If something is useful or helpful it is ______
What is beneficial
300
What 3 shapes can bacteria be found in?
What is spheres (circles), rods (hotdogs/sausages), and spiral (corkscrews)
400
What is the popular injectable that temporarily reduces or eliminates facial fine lines? This is an example of a ______ bacteria.
What is Botox (clostridium botulinum) & a good bacteria
400
What term refers to an organism that can cause a disease?
a. protein
b. mutation
c. transmutation
d. pathogen
What is D. pathogen
400
A single-celled microorganism that can be both harmful and helpful that does NOT have a nucleus
What is bacteria
400
Where can microorganisms be found?
What is everywhere (students may say water, us, plants, food, etc)
500
Salmonella and Ecoli are two examples of _______ bacteria; which means it can be dangerous.
What is Harmful
500
Janae sees a dentist who gives her a special pink tablet to chew. The tab shows the dentist where Janae has bacteria growing in her mouth because it colors any bacteria pink.
The dentist tells Janae that she has a cavity at the spot labeled X. What evidence does the pink tab provide the dentist?
a. The cavity in the tooth is likely caused by bacteria.
b.The cavity in the tooth is not related to the bacteria.
c. The bacteria in Janae's mouth are healing her teeth.
d. The bacteria in Janae's mouth are protecting her teeth.
What is A. The cavity in the tooth is likely caused by bacteria.
500
A tiny organism that can only live and reproduce inside another living cell; it can infect animals and plants and make them very sick.
What is a virus
500
The pictures show Mallory and Kendra's hands. Both girls wash their hands and then hold them under a special light. The light shows any bacteria that are on their hands.
Which statement best describes who has a greater chance of getting sick?
a. Mallory because she has more helpful bacteria on her hands
b. Kendra because she has less harmful bacteria on her hands
c. Mallory because she has more harmful bacteria on her hands
d. Kendra because she has less helpful bacteria on her hands
What is c. Mallory because she has more harmful bacteria on her hands