Microorganisms Review

Organism

Any living thing.

help digest our food

the helpful microorganisms in our stomach do this

Decomposer

An organism, often a bacterium or fungus, that feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter.

Fungi

Organisms that are neither plant or animals, but have characteristics of both and absorb food from whatever they are growing on.

get sick

Some microorganisms are harmful when they enter other living things and cause the living things to _________.

spreading harmful microbes to other people or giving them to ourselves by touching our eyes, mouths, noses or cuts on our bodies

When we forget to wash our hands, or don't wash them properly, we are doing this

Salmonella

a harmful microorganisms that causes food poisoning, which makes people sick

Microorganism

a living thing that can only be seen by magnification with the aid of a microscope.

more plants and animals live and thrive in a pond with a higher concentration of microorganisms

evidence that microorganisms are beneficial to the ecosystems of a pond

Helpful or Harmful Overgrowth of algae in rivers, lakes and streams.

harmful

beneficial microorganisms

help us digest food, create medicine, and make our food taste better

Helpful or Harmful Bacteria to make cheese

helpful or beneficial

Helpful or Harmful Bacteria to make yogurt.

helpful or beneficial

Helpful or Harmful Microorganisms cause old plants and leaves to decay to make soil more fertile.

helpful or beneficial

Helpful or Harmful Yeast making bread rise

helpful or beneficial

how microorganisms break down dead plants and animals, making nutrients available

is one way that microorganisms are helpful to ecosystems

probiotics

live bacteria and yeast that live in the digestive organs and can digest foods and keeps our gut healthy

help break down food for humans to use

organisms that live in the intestines of humans are helpful when they ____________________

a source of antibiotic

the beneficial role fungi plays

it is used to help fight off infection

this is how penicillin can be helpful to people