Scale and size of microbes

Question 1

Micro-organism (microbes)

Answer 1

organisms only seen through a microscope e.g. bacteria, protozoa, algae, fungi (viruses sometimes classified as such).

Question 2

Microscope

Answer 2

optical instrument used to view objects typically unseen by the naked eye.

Question 3

Microbiologist

Answer 3

a scientist who studies microscopic life forms and processes

Question 4

International system of units ( SI systems)

Answer 4

only system of measurement with an official status in almost every country in the world

Question 5

SI unit

Answer 5

standard unit of measurement defined by the SI system

Question 6

SI prefix

Answer 6

a series of prefixes to units in the International System of Units

Question 7

Metre

Answer 7

the SI base unit

Question 8

Millimetre

Answer 8

1 thousandth of a metre in the metric system

Question 9

Nanometre

Answer 9

one thousandth of a millimetre and one thousandth-millionth of a metre

Question 10

Viruses

Answer 10

a submicroscopic infectious agent that only replicates within the living cells of a microscopic organism

Question 11

Bacteria

Answer 11

part of a large unicellular group of microorganisms that have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus

Question 12

Protista

Answer 12

a kingdom mostly built up of single-celled organisms such as the protozoa, simple algae and fungi, slime moulds, and (formerly) the bacteria. Which are then divided among up to thirty phyla, and some have both plant and animal characteristics.

Question 13

Fungi

Answer 13

any of a group of spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter

Question 14

Prokaryotes

Answer 14

cells without a nucleus and only ribosomes

Question 15

Eukaryotes

Answer 15

contain a nucleus as well as other organelles

Question 16

micrometre

Answer 16

one millionth of a metre