Diseases

Large unicellular bud and spore forms that are spread by contact

or in air currents.

• Molds

• Yeast

• Bacteria

• Protozoa

Microscopic single-celled organisms that thrive in diverse

environments. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms.

• Molds

• Yeast

• Protozoa

• Bacteria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Extremophilic bacteria or archaea which are cold‐ loving,

having an optimal temperature for growth at about 15°C or lower, a

maximal temperature for growth at about 20°C and a minimal

temperature for growth at 0°C or lower.

• psychropiles

• thermophiles

• mesophiles

• hydrophile

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Organisms growing in the absence of oxygen.

• aerobic

  organisms

• anerobic organisms

• facultative

• saprophyte

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Microorganisms requiring free oxygen in order to grow.

• aerobic

  organisms

• anerobic organisms

• facultative

• saprophyte

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

An anaerobe produces the toxin botulin, one of the

most poisonous substances known.

• Salmonellae

• Staphylococcus aureus

• Clostridium botulinum

• Clostridium perfringens

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

facultative anaerobes which cause infectious food

poisoning.

• Salmonellae

• Staphylococcus aureus

• Clostridium botulinum

• Clostridium perfringens

a facultative aerobe that causes intoxication. It

lives in the nose, throat, hair and skin and on animal hides.

• Salmonellae

• Staphylococcus aureus

• Clostridium botulinum

• Clostridium perfringens

an organism—a type of extremophile—that thrives at

relatively high temperatures, between 41 and 122 °C (106 and 252 °F).

• psychropiles

• thermophiles

• mesophiles

• hydrophile

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

an organism that grows best in moderate temperature,

neither too hot nor too cold, typically between 20 and 45 °C (68 and 113

°F).

• psychropiles

• thermophiles

• mesophiles

• hydrophile

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5