5 Microorganisms Review

Found in food, plants, humans, and the environment.

• people

• food

• microwaves

• bacteria

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Would it be good for your health to kill all of the bacteria in your body?

• No. Many bacteria in your body are beneficial. These beneficial bacteria help your body perform physiological functions, such as digestion.

• Yes. Getting rid of all bacteria in the body would prevent most diseases. This is why doctors use antibiotics.

• No. The harmful bacteria in your body are important for stimulating the immune system.

• Yes. Most bacteria in your body are harmful. Killing all of the bacteria would get rid of these bacteria.

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Attacks healthy cells

• microorganisms

• protists

• fungi

• viruses

One type of helpful microorganism is (a)   . They breakdown dead organisms and they help you digest food.

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Reproduces by spreading spores.

• fungi

• bacteria

• microorganisms

• unicellular organisms

If you have a cold, why should you cover your mouth when you sneeze?

• To get all of the cold viruses out of your body and onto your skin.

• To prevent other people from breathing in the viruses you expel.

• To prevent viruses from infecting the cells in your nose and mouth.

What's the difference between a pathogenic virus and a harmless one?

• Pathogenic viruses get inside cells; harmless ones don't.

• Pathogenic viruses are surrounded by capsids; harmless ones aren't.

• Pathogenic viruses end up killing cells; harmless ones don't.

• Pathogenic viruses make copies of themselves; harmless ones don't.

Tiny living things too small to see with the naked eye.

• bacteria

• viruses

• microorganisms

• protists

• some fungi

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Imagine you are feeling ill and go to the doctor. She tells you that it wouldn't help if she gave you an antibiotic. What might be wrong with you?

• You may have a bacterial infection.

• You may have strep throat.

• You may have a viral infection.

• You may have tuberculosis.

Where can you find microbes?

• Your body

• Your kitchen

• The dirt in your yard

• All of these and more.