MICROORGANISMS Flashcards

1
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Five types of microorganisms

A
  1. Fungi
  2. Bacteria
  3. Viruses
  4. Algae
  5. Protozoa
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___ feed on dead animals, bird droppings , manure , fruit, they eat almost anything that’s once alive

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Fungi

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3
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Single celled spherical, spiral , or rod shaped organisms

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Bacteria

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4
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Can be found everywhere. They are in the air, soil, water, in plants and animals

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Bacteria

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5
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Single celled microorganisms and can only survive inside the cells of other living organisms

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Viruses

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6
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Said to be so small that 500 million of them could fit on to the head of a pin

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Viruses

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7
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Found all around the world, import because they make oxygen

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Algae

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8
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There are about ___ different types species or types of algae

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27,000

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9
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Means little animal, because it gather other microbes as food and hence act like as tiny animals

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Protozoa

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10
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Mainly feed on bacteria but they also eat other protozoa and other organic matter

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Protozoa

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