Microbiology And Biotechnology

Question 1

Types of micro-organisms

Answer 1

Viruses
Bacteria
Fungi

Question 2

Viruses

Answer 2

Parasites:they live in or on other living things
Cannot reproduce by themselves
Takes over other cells
Chicken pox, colds, flu, AIDS, measles, rabies

Question 3

Bacteria

Answer 3

Food, water, suitable pH and temperature to grow
Reproduce asexually
Live on dead material
Decomposers 
Spherical/rod/spiral

Question 4

Symbiosis

Answer 4

A fungi that forms symbiotic relationships with other micro-organisms.

Question 5

Antibiotics

Answer 5

Chemicals made by bacteria and fungi to kill or prevent reproduction of other bacteria
Penicillin

Question 6

Parasites

Answer 6

An organism that lives off another living organism

Athletes foot, thrush, head lice

Question 7

Saprophyte

Answer 7

An organism that lives of dead organic matter

Mushrooms

Question 8

Fungi

Answer 8

Single celled or multi-cellular
Decomposers
Parasites or saprophytes

Question 9

Pathogen

Answer 9

Disease causing micro-organisms

Question 10

Virus consists of a

Answer 10

Chemical that can reproduce itself surrounded by a protein coat

Question 11

Microbiology

Answer 11

The study of small living things