Microbes A to Z

Microbes aren't

• animals

• bacteria

• fungi

• single cellular

All bacteria are ________, but not all ________ are bacteria.

• microbes

• fungi

• viruses

• non-living things

We make microbes __________ through overuse of antibiotics

• effective

• dangerous

• disappear

• shrink

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Microbes were the first single-celled organisms to _________.

• evolve

• become extinct

• eat sugar

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

True or false:

Microbes could live on Mars.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is another term for "microbes" ??

• microscope

• microbot

• micro-organism

• microbotany

True or False:

All microbes are harmful.

• True

• False

You can feed your gut microbiome by injesting ________ such as yogurt, kimchi, sauerkraut, fibrous fruits & veggies, etc.

• prebiotics

• probiotics

• sugar-rich foods

• processed foods

True or false:

People who share a household are likely to have very similar gut microbiomes.

• True

• False

What non-living pathogen depends on a living host to reproduce?

• fungi

• bacteria

• virus

• protozoa