Microbiome Summative Test

Match the definition to the vocabulary word.

• infection

• all of the microorganisms that live in a particular environment, such as a human body

• cells

• medicines that kill microorganisms, especially bacteria

• antibiotics

• the tiny structures that make up all living things and are the smallest units able to perform life functions

• microbiome

• tiny organisms that are made of a single cell

• bacteria

• sickness caused by harmful microorganisms

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Match the definition to the vocabulary word.

• scale

• too small to be seen with the naked eye

• population

• a group of the same type of organism living in the same area

• microscopic

• an organism that is too small to be seen with the naked eye

• organisms

• living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria

• microorganism

• the relative size of things

Match the definition to the vocabulary word.

• scientific argument

• a proposed answer to a question about the natural world

• claim

• a claim supported by evidence

• evidence

• information about the natural world that is used to support or go against (refute) a claim

• reasoning

• the process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

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Chapter 1 Question: How small are the microorganisms that live on and in the human body? (Key Concept #1)

Many​ (a)   are​ (b)   - so (c)   that they​ (d)   be seen with the naked​ (e)   .

• organisms
• microscopic
• small
• cannot
• eye
• big
•  can

Key Concept #2: All​ (a)   things are made of​ (b)   .

• living
• cells
• molecules
• bacteria
• tissue

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

How do microscopic things vary in size? (Key Concept #4)

Even though they are both too​ (a)   to see, (b)   are much bigger than​ (c)   .

• small
• cells
• molecules
• atoms
• bacteria

Key Concept #3: Almost all​ (a)   are (b)   .

• cells
• microscopic
• bacteria
• microorganisms

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

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Key Concept #5: The human​ (a)   contains approximately​ (b)   microorganisms. Most of these are​ (c)   .

• microbiome
• body
• 100 trillion
• 100 million
• bacteria
• cells

Key Concept #6: The human body provides an environment (​ (a)   and​ (b)   ) for​ (c)   to survive.

• food
• space
• bacteria
• cells

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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How is a healthy gut microbiome different from an unhealthy gut microbiome? (Key Concept #7)

A​ (a)   microbiome has various​ (b)   types of​ (c)   .

• healthy
• helpful
• bacteria
• unhealthy
• harmful
• cells

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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