Microorganism Vocabulary

A type of medicine that kills germs called bacteria or stops them from growing. They do not work on viruses, like the common cold or flu.

• antibiotics

• fungi

• amoebas

• virus

Tiny living things that are too small to see without a microscope. They are found everywhere - in the air, water, soil, and even inside your body. Some are good and help us, and some make us sick.

• antibiotics

• bacteria

• fungi

• algae

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Any living thing that can be seen only with the help of a microscope.

• fungi

• virus

• microorganism

• bacteria

Tiny germ that can make people, animals, and plants sick. They cause illnesses like the flu, colds, or chickenpox.

• virus

• e. coli

• salmonella

• fungi

A tool used to see things you cannot see with just your eyes.

• virus

• plankton

• protist

• microscope

A living thing that is made up of just one cell.

• protist

• single - celled organisms

• multi-celled organisms

• bacteria

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A living thing that is made up of more than one cell.

• fungi

• single-celled organisms

• multi-celled organisms

• protist

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A simple living thing that usually lives in water.

• algae

• protist

• fungi

• plankton

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A type of bacteria that lives in the intestines of people and animals. Some types can make you sick.

• E. Coli

• Salmonella

• Virus

• Chickenpox

A type of bacteria that can make people sick. It often spreads through food that isn't cooked properly.

• Salmonella

• E. Coli

• fungi

• chickenpox