Beneficial and harmful microorganisms

Beneficial and harmful microorganisms

by Silvia Chen

Microorganisms Are Beneficial

They can HELP larger organisms!

Multiple Choice

Microorganisms can be helpful to larger organisms.

• True

• False

Helps Environment

• Decompose Dead Matter

• Nutrients in the Soil

• Cleans Oil Spills and Other Pollutants in Water

Multiple Choice

What do microorganisms decompose to help the environment?

• rocks

• dead matter

• water

• steel

Multiple Choice

Which larger organisms would benefit from microorganisms cleaning up oil spills?

• fish

• birds

• turtles

• all of these

Multiple Choice

Plants would benefit from microorganisms

• decomposing dead matter

• put nutrients in the soil

• clean up oil spills and water

• all of these

Helps Make Things Useful for Humans & Animals

• Medicines like antibiotics

• Foods like cheese, yogurt, bread, pickles (and can be a food source themselves)

• Oxygen

Multiple Choice

Which larger organisms would benefit from the antibiotics made from microorganisms?

• People

• Animals

• Plants

• All of these

Multiple Select

Which food(s) are made from microorganisms?

• yogurt

• pickles

• bread

• sour cream

Multiple Choice

Without microorganisms, animals (including humans) wouldn't have what to breathe?

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen

• oxygen

• water

Inside Humans & Animals

• Aid in digestion

• Protect against pathogens

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Multiple Choice

Microorganisms only live on our skin.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Microorganisms in your intestines help with

• growing your hair

• building strong muscles

• digest your food

• making your bones stong

Multiple Choice

Some microorganisms in your body can help protect you from bad microorganisms.

• True

• False

Microorganisms are Harmful

They can HURT larger organisms. They are called Pathogens.

Multiple Choice

All microorganisms are harmful to larger organisms.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Harmful microorganisms are called

• partner

• pathogen

• pollen

• proper

Harm Environment

• Red Tide: algae in water that sickens or kills other organisms

• Diseases in plants, damage crops

• Mold can spoil food and damage other goods

Multiple Choice

Large colonies of red algae that can damage a water environment is called

• red fungi

• red invasion

• red surge

• red tide

Multiple Choice

What is a result of pathogens causing disease in plants?

• crops grow healthier

• crops are damaged

• crops are not affected

• crops increase in size

Multiple Choice

What pathogen commonly spoils food?

• antibiotics

• mold

• oxygen

• virus

Harm Humans and Animals

• Diseases make people and animals sick or cause death

• Tooth Decay (cavities)

• Skin Problems (ringworm, acne)

Multiple Select

What can diseases caused by pathogens do to larger organisms like people, animals and plants?

• make them sick

• cause death

• make them stronger

• all of these

Multiple Choice

Pathogens in the mouth of an animal can cause

• tooth decay

• cavities

• tooth loss

• all of these

Multiple Choice

Skin problems like ringworm and acne are caused by pathogens.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

What can diseases caused by pathogens do to larger organisms like people, animals and plants?

• make them sick

• cause death

• make them stronger

• all of these

Watch the following video and answer the questions​

Open Ended

Give 3 reasons you got from the video why microorganisms are important for our environment.