Biology 🧫 Flashcards
(30 cards)
What are microorganisms
Organisms that you can only see through a microscope
3 groups of microorganisms
Fungus, bacteria, virus
What’s yeast?
Fungus
What do humans use fungus for?
Bread and bear
Does fungus move or spread?
Spread
What’s the smallest microbe out of the main three?
Virus
What is the largest microbe out of the main three?
Fungus
Is fungus more like animals or plants?
Animals
Does fungus make its own food?
No, it eats other organisms
What does fungus do to keep the world tidier?
It breaks down dead plants and animals
What are bacteria filled with?
Liquid
Bacteria are ____-celled organisms
Single
Bacteria in other words
Germs
What does bacteria do for the environment?
Breaks down rubbish and makes oxygen
How does bacteria reproduce?
It’s a process called binary fission, bacteria grows and copies it’s dna, splits itself called “daughter cells
What’s the spiny outside of a virus called?
Envelope
Can viruses reproduce?
No
What makes a virus active
An animal or plant cells
What does fungi do to reproduce?
They make spours
Which micro-organisms are used in the dairy industry to make yoghurt?
Bacteria
At which temperatures do microbes grow best?
20 degrees
List three times when our hands should be washed to avoid infection.
Before, during, and after preparing any food.
After handling uncooked meat
Before eating
State four things blood is made up of.
plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
What are antibiotics?
It’s a medicine too kill bacteria
