________ appears as the patches of green, blue or brown fuzz that you see on some rotting foods.
Mold
Name the 3 biology kingdoms we learned:
bacteria, fungi and viruses
______________ are not alive but at the same time they are not dead. They can reproduce and evolve like other living things but they can not eat food to have energy.
Viruses
You can find viruses in your __________ and the things you touch.
hands
Salmonella enterica is _____________ (virus / bacteria)
bacteria
The largest organims in the world is a _____________. Discovered in Oregon in 1998 this fungus has survived over 24000 years.
fungus
Helicobacter pylori is a ______________ (virus / bacteria)
bacteria
_____________ can infect animals, plants, fungi, and bacteria.
Viruses
Bacteria and fungus can __________ nutrients in the soil for other animals and plants to use them.
recycle
There are many kinds of ____________, such as: rotavirus, adenovirus, ebola and rabies virus.
viruses
TRUE or FALSE: Bacteria and fungus are small living things that can break down waste and dead matter
TRUE
Bacteria and viruses are too small to see without a _________________.
Microscope
What would happen if bacteria and fungi didn't exist?
The world would be filled with trash!
Fungi are NOT ___________, because fungi absorb the food they need, like the trash here.
plants
Bacteria speak with one another utilizing ______________ signals.
electrical
The germs that make you sick are usually _______________ or _______________.
bacteria or viruses
Bacteria are 3.5 billion years old and will continue to exist even after the ____________ of human race.
extinction
Bacteriophage is a _____________ (virus / bacteria)
virus
Influenza is a ____________ (virus / bacteria)
virus
Mushrooms and molds are ___________ (bacteria / fungus / virus)
Fungus / fungi
Champignon are ____________ (bacteria / virus / fungi)
fungi / fungus
There are many kinds of _____________, such as: salmonella enterica, vibrio cholerae, and helicobacter pylori.
bacteria
Bacteria and viruses are everywhere, you can find bacteria in oceans and deserts, and your __________ _____..
trash can
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