Microbes (bacteria, fungi, and viruses)

Question 1

List three
examples of microbes.

Answer 1

Bacteria, fungi, viruses

Question 2

State a similarity
between a fungus and a bacterium.

Answer 2

They are both decomposers

Question 3

What is the major difference between viruses,
bacteria and fungi?

Answer 3

That the viruses are non-living while bacteria and fungi are living organisms.

Question 4

What are
Pathogens?

Answer 4

Organisms that cause diseases

Question 5

What are the four methods
that microbes operate?

Answer 5

Decomposers, pathogens, food industry, genetic engineering

Question 6

What does a
virus depend on for their survival?

Answer 6

A living host

Question 7

Why r viruses
Harmful?

Answer 7

Because they reproduce quickly, they do not respond to ani-biotics and they are constantly changing into new strains

Question 8

What is the genetic material of a virus?

Answer 8

DNA & RNA

Question 9

What is the
composition of the genetic material of virus?

Answer 9

proteins

Question 10

State the two
possible shapes for bacteria.

Answer 10

Spherical or rod-shaped

Question 11

What is function of
the cell wall of the bacteria?

Answer 11

Keeps the cell from bursting

Question 12

What is function of
the mucus on some bacteria?

Answer 12

Provide protection against organisms and reduce the chances of drying up.

Question 13

What is name of
structure that allows some bacteria to swim?

Answer 13

Flagella

Question 14

How often does bacteria
Reproduce?

Answer 14

Divides every 20 minutes

Question 15

How do bacteria feed?

Answer 15

bacteria employ enzymes, or proteins that help them break down different nutrients to a useable form for energy

Question 16

Do bacteria have nucleus ??

Answer 16

Have no Nucleus- loop of DNA within the cytoplasm

Question 17

Do bacteria have mitochondria and chloroplasts ??

Answer 17

NO

Question 18

Are Fungi multicellular or unicellular ??

Answer 18

Most are multicellular except yeast (Unicellular)

Question 19

What is the nucleus and cell wall of a fungi made of??

Answer 19

They are made of Chitin

Question 20

How do fungi reproduce ??

Answer 20

They reproduce by making spores that are carried by the wind.

Question 21

Where does hyphae grow into??

Answer 21

Hyphae grows into a network of treads that form the body of the fungi.

Question 22

Another name for fungi body??

Answer 22

Fungal body or Mycelium

Question 23

What does hyphae release ??

Answer 23

Hyphae releases enzymes which digest the food outside the fungus

Question 24

Name the
thread-like structure of a
fungus??

Answer 24

Hypha

Question 25

What is the
name of the fungal body?

Answer 25

Mycelium

Question 26

What do fungi
feed on?

Answer 26

Most fungi feed on dead or decaying matter.

Question 27

What do fungi need to live??

Answer 27

Water - for growth
Oxygen - for aerobic respiration
Suitable warm temperature

Question 28

how do parasites gain nutrients ??

Answer 28

Gaining nutrients from living on or in another living organism

Question 29

Do viruses respire (breath) ??

Answer 29

NO

Question 30

Are viruses cells??

Answer 30

No they are particles made up of DNA and RNA

Question 31

DNA??

Answer 31

Deoxyribose nucleic acid

Question 32

RNA??

Answer 32

Ribonucleic acid