Microorganisms Vocabulary

An organism that can only be seen by a

microscope; living things too small to be seen with just our eyes

• microbia

• cells

• microorganisms

• microcells

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Single-celled microorganisms that can be harmful or beneficial to other living things

• protists

• amoebas

• bacteria

• cells

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Non-living

organisms that can cause many illnesses

• yeast

• bacteria

• antibiotic

• virus

any of a group of unicellular or multicellular,

spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter

• fungis

• algae

• germs

• bacteria

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Microorganisms that are not good and make people sick

• harmful

• beneficial

• protist

• fungus

Good and helpful microorganisms

• harmful

• beneficial

• fungus

• virus

Single-celled organisms that have a nucleus: neither a fungus or bacteria

• fungi

• protists

• virus

• mold

•Microscopic organisms with a nucleus; eukaryotic

• bacteria

• protozoa

• fungus

• cell

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Microorganisms

that can cause disease

• virus

• cells

• germs

• fungus

A condition of not being healthy

• germs

• disease

• protozoa

• yeast