Microbiology Study Guide

Question 1

What is the study of microorganisms called?

Answer 1

Microbiology

Question 2

Name summer requirements for all organisms

Answer 2

Eat, breathe, move, grow, reproduce

Question 3

What type of an environment do most microorganisms live in?

Answer 3

Warm and dark

Question 4

Give one example of an extremophile

Answer 4

Pompeii Worms

Question 5

Name the three main categories of microorganisms

Answer 5

Bacteria, fungus, protists

Question 6

An organism that can’t produce its own food

Answer 6

A consumer

Question 7

An organism that makes there own food

Answer 7

A producer

Question 8

Bacteria foods

Answer 8

E. Coli

Question 9

Fungus foods

Answer 9

Cheese and bread

Question 10

Protists food

Answer 10

Plant and animal material

Question 11

Bacteria Benefits

Answer 11

It helps to digest food and destroy disease.

Question 12

Fungus benefits

Answer 12

cycling nurtients

Question 13

Protists benefits

Answer 13

Produce one-half of the oxygen on the plant

Question 14

Bacteria Disease

Answer 14

Pneumonia, strep throat,

Question 15

Fungus disease

Answer 15

Ring worm, and athletes foot

Question 16

Protists disease

Answer 16

Sleeping sickness, and malaria