Micro-Organisms

Question 1

Micro-organisms are also known as _____

Answer 1

Microbes

Question 2

Tiny organisms that are too small to be seen with the naked eye and can only be seen with a microscope

Answer 2

Micro-Organisms

Question 3

Single-celled organisms that can live in many different environments

Answer 3

Bacteria

Question 4

Can cause diseases such as tuberculosis, meningitis, food poisoning, and more

Answer 4

Bacteria

Question 5

Smaller than bacteria and can only be seen with the electron microscope

Answer 5

Viruses

Question 6

Examples include influenza, Covid 19, measles, mumps, and HIV

Answer 6

Viruses

Question 7

Single-celled microorganisms that are found in water, soil, and air

Answer 7

Protozoans

Question 8

Some cause diseases such as malaria, giardiases, and amoebic dysentery

Answer 8

Protozoans

Question 9

Some help with the production of food and drugs or decomposition of organic matter

Answer 9

Protozoans

Question 10

Most micro-organisms are ____ and _____

Answer 10

Harmless; Helpful

Question 11

Bacteria are ______; they lack a _____

Answer 11

Prokaryotes; Nucleus

Question 12

Viruses are not considered to be alive because they cannot ____ on their own

Answer 12

Reproduce

Question 13

Viruses must _____ a _____ cell in order to reproduce

Answer 13

Infect; Host

Question 14

Feed off other cells and divide based on their mode of movement

Answer 14

Protozoans

Question 15

Protozoans can be (3 things)

Answer 15

Flagellar, Ciliar, and Amivoid

Question 16

Micro-organisms that are classified as eukaryotes

Answer 16

Fungi

Question 17

Some are helpful and some cause diseases

Answer 17

Fungi

Question 18

Examples are diseases such as athletes foot, ring worm, or candidiasis

Answer 18

Fungi

Question 19

Flatworms can live in the

Answer 19

Intestines

Question 20

Roundworms can live in the

Answer 20

GI and lymphatic system

Question 21

Large enough to be seen by naked eye and can live on the body

Answer 21

Parasitic Worms