Microbes

Name the four types of microbes.

• pizza, burgers, tacos, and fries
• bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa
• bacteria, viruses, a fun guy, prototype
• germs, bacteria, antibiotics, protozoa

Which microbe would be considered the smallest and can cause a cold or the flu?

• Tick
• Bacterium
• Virus
• Germ

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Which type of microbe comes in various shapes such as rods and spirals and causes strep throat?

• Bacteria
• Protozoa
• Virus
• Fungi

Which type of microbe lives and grows like plants and can cause athlete’s foot?

• Protozoa
• Virus
• Fungi
• Bacteria

Which type of microbe can move without help and lives in stale, stagnant (dirty) water?

• Bacteria
• Virus
• Fungi
• Protozoa

What are the four ways in which microbes are spread?

• touch, food, water, insects & animals
• touch, sight, taste, hearing, smell
• jumping, leaping, hopping, skipping
• touch, food, drink, oxygen

What does the word “transmitted” mean?

• spoken
• thrown
• spread
• read

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Name one way in which microbes can enter the body through the circulatory system.

• Enter through a cut
• Enter through a wound
• Enter through a bite
• All of the above

Name one way in which microbes can enter the body through the respiratory system.

• People breathe microbes  
• People touch their ears with dirty hands

A ____________________ is an organism that is so small that it is invisible to the naked eye, or microscopic (can only be seen with a microscope).

• cell
• microbe/microorganism
• molecule
• speck