CM5 Other Microorganisms

Viruses are the smallest of all microbes

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Viral infections are hard to treat because...

• Antibiotics do not work on them

• We don't understand how they work

• You need lots of antibiotics to treat

• Viruses live inside the body's cells

Answer explanation

Viruses cannot reproduce independently

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Yeasts are found ...

• In the soil

• In the water

• On the skin of humans

• In space

Answer explanation

Yeasts are found in the soil, in water, on the surface of plants, and On the skin of humans.

Mould spores are beneficial to human health

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Inhaling or touching mould spores may cause an allergic reaction, such as sneezing, a runny nose, red eyes and skin rashes.

Protozoa reproduce by ...

• Diffusion

• Osmosis

• Facilitated diffusion

• Binary fusion

Answer explanation

There are 5 types of protozoa

• True

• False

Answer explanation

There are 4