Microorganisms

What is a Microorganism?

• A cell that is to small for the human eye to see

• A living thing that is too small for the human eye to see

• A virus

• A type of living thing

Mushrooms are a type of fungi

• True

• False

_________________ bacteria are in your _________________ to help digest food.

• Helpful; throat
• Helpful; stomach
• Harmful; esophagus
• Harmful; lungs

What type of instrument would you use to look at cells?

• Telescope

• Microscope

• Giroscope

• None of the above

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If something is BENEFICIAL it is ___________

• Helpful

• Microscopic

• A single celled fungus

• A scientific tool used to see small objects.

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Helps to digest the food in your stomach.

• Fungi

• Algae

• Yeast

• Bacteria

How can yeast be helpful to us?

• Use as clay to make pottery

• Fun to look at

• Helps breads, cakes, and rolls rise

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Can fungus also cause other types of skin diseases?

• Yes

• No

What makes up the largest group of microorganisms

• Protozoa

• Fungi

• Bacteria

• Algae

Microorganism are decomposes.

• True

• False

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