Beneficial & Harmful Microorganisms (or Microbes for short)
Bacteria, Fungi, Protists Vocabulary 1 Micro-organisms Helpful Microbes Harmful Microbes Bacteria, Fungi, Protists 100 200 300 400 500
An organism that is too small to be seen with the unaided eye.
Microorganism
Another way to say microorganism
Microbe
This is a term referring to a microorganism that helps produce something
Beneficial Microorganism
These microorganisms cause disease or harm.
Harmful Microorganisms
Name the 3 kingdoms where we find single-celled organisms:
Fungi Protists Bacteria
Yeasts and molds belong to which kingdom?
Fungi
______________ break down decaying plants and animals.
Decomposers
Name 3 foods that we have because of bacteria:
Pickles Yogurt Cheeses
Most microbes have how many cells?
1
Microorganisms are alive. True/False Microorganisms are alive.
True!
Bacteria in our digestive system helps ______________________
Break down foods we eat
This is added to bread to make it rise when it is cooked.
Yeast
This is a type of algae that helps produce a lot of the oxygen we breathe.
Phytoplankton
Microorganisms make ______________ that kill bacteria that cause diseases.
Medicines Ex: Penicillin Or Streptomycin
Microorganisms help dead things ______________.
Decay
___________ and ____________ are examples of bacteria that grow on raw meats and can make you very sick.
Salmonella and E.coli
Food that is left out of the refrigerator will start growing harmful bacteria after how long?
2 hours or more
Algae in a _____________ can kill fish.
“Red tide”
A skin infection caused by a fungus.
Ringworm
Harmful ___________ can also kill crops.
Fungi
There are more ____________ on Earth than all other living things together!
Bacteria
Bacteria can be shaped like ______, _________, or __________.
Rods, spirals, or balls
Fungi look like tiny little _________.
Plants
Fungi can’t make their own food, but some types of ____________ can.
Protists
There are 80,000 types of protists! Are they single-celled or multi-celled?
Some are single-celled and some are multi-celled!!! Trick question! Some are single-celled and some are multi-celled!!!