Microbiome Assessment Practice

Microscopic means...

• Too small to be seen with the naked eye

• all microorganisms that live in a particular environment

• able to be seen with the naked eye

• the relative size of things

Why is B. fragilis dangerous outside of the gut microbiome?

• It is not dangerous outside of the guts

• It causes dangerous diseases

• It shrinks when introduced to oxygen making it harder to fight

• It is helpful outside of the guts

An organelle that plants cells have but animal cells do not have

• Cytoplasm

• Ribosomes

• Cell Wall

• Nucleus

The bacteria most helpful in fighting disease

• C. dificile

• B. fragilis

• Salmonella

• L. reuteri

Mitochondria is...

• The brain of the cell

• responsible for making proteins

• the power house of the cell

• the gel like material inside of cells

Tags

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Salmonella can be found...

• naturally in the human gut microbiome

• in most birds and reptiles

• in dirt and soil

• in the air

What is C. dificile?

• A harmful bacteria that causes vomiting, diarrhea,

  and bloating

• A helpful bacteria that produces immune cells

• a harmful bacteria that can be killed using heat

• A helpful bacteria that produces gut mucus

Scientific Arguments...

• Propose an answer to a claim about the natural world

• Information about the natural world that supports or goes against a claim

• A claim supported by evidence

• An argument that disproves a theory

Tags

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What are organisms?

• Tiny structures within a cell that perform specific jobs to keep cells alive

• Living things made up of one or more cells

• Medicine that kill bacteria

• Cells

Tags

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What is L. reuteri?

• Bacteria that forms a layer of mucus to fight disease in the guts

• Bacteria that fights disease but is dangerous outside of the guts

• Bacteria that causes food poisoning

• Harmful bacteria that effects the guts