Microbiome Glossary

Medicines that kill microorganisms, especially bacteria, are called (a)   .

• antibiotics
• analgesics
• antivirals
• antacids

What are tiny organisms that are made of a single cell? (Fill in the blank)

• bacteria

• plants

• animals

• fungi

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

What are the tiny structures that make up all living things and are the smallest units able to perform life functions?

• cells

• atoms

• organs

• molecules

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What is a proposed answer to a question about the natural world?

• claim

• experiment

• observation

• variable

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is information about the natural world that is used to support or go against (refute) a claim?

• evidence

• opinion

• hypothesis

• prediction

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Sickness caused by harmful microorganisms is called (a)   .

• infection
• digestion
• respiration
• mutation

What do you call all of the microorganisms that live in a particular environment, such as a human body?

• microbiome

• genome

• enzyme

• hormone

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is an organism that is too small to be seen with the naked eye?

• microorganism

• tree

• elephant

• rock

What word means 'too small to be seen with the naked eye'?

• microscopic

• gigantic

• visible

• enormous

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

What are living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria, called?

• organisms

• minerals

• elements

• compounds

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1