Which of the following diseases is NOT caused by a virus? smallpox, flu, chickenpox, strep throat
strep throat
E.coli and salmanella come from undercooked food
true
Organisms that can make their own food through the process of photosynthesis
Producers
a mushroom is a type of
fungus
What is another word for microorganism
microbe
Having only 1 cell
Unicellular
Name one way that microorganisms are beneficial
Bacteria is used to make yogurt
Made up of many cells
multicellular
Name one way that microorganisms are harmful
Staph bacteria causes pimples and a rash
List a way that microorganisms are beneficial
Yeast makes bread rise
Where can microorganisms be found? Where do they live?
land, air, in and on people , soil, water
Why do some scientists think that viruses are not living things?
Because they can only l ive if they are on a living host
What is a producer
a plant that produces its own food from the sun
Given by a shot, this teaches your body to resist a virus so you can stay well
Vaccine
What do you need to view microorganisms?
microscope
What do we call microorganisms that make people sick
Pathogen or germ
This is the largest group of microorganisms
bacteria
Another name for a single celled organism.
Unicellular
List one way that microorganisms are helpful
Get on the roots of plants and provide nutrients for the plqnt
The seasonal flu is caused by what type of pathogen?
Virus
Which kind of microorganism turns milk into cheese?
bacteria
These are used to treat bacterial infections?
Antibiotics
Organisms that eat other organisms to obtain energy
Consumers
Which of the following is NOT a disease caused by a FUNGUS? Chicken pox, Athletes' foot, Ringworm
Chicken pox
What ways are bacteria helpful?
break down food in your body
Organisms that break down dead plants and animals to obtain energy.
Decomposers
These are used to prevent viral/bacterial diseases like the flu and covid
Vaccines
What is food for tiny fish and the beginning of the food chain?
phytoplankton, protozoe
List a way that microorganisms are beneficial
protists clean water at treatment centers
Which of these diseases can be cured by the use of antibiotics? Measles, Flu, Strep throat, chicken pox
Strep throat
The largest producer that gives us oxygen to breathe
algae
A tiny organism that can only be seen with the use of a microscope is called a?
Microorganism