Microbes

MICROBES


Asaad Ali Nadeem 7E 5/1/2010


Go to websites:

http://www.microbeworld.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=55

http://www.microbeworld.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=87&Itemid=59



Answer each question in your notebook.


1. Write a short introductory paragraph for this topic

Hello and good morning. Welcome to our new unit micro life. I think that in this unit we will be studying about the following things. What is a microbe, About microbiology, The five types of microbes and What features the microbe have that make them successful.


2. What is the term microbe used for?

The term microbe is used to describe single-cell organisms that are so small they can fit into the loop in the needle.


3. List the five types of microbes.

• Bacteria
• Viruses
• Protozoa
• Helminths
• Fungi



4. Draw and colour some microbes.




5. If you enlarged the smallest microbe, a virus to the size of a baseball, how big would the other microbes be in comparison? Draw and colour some diagrams to explain your answer.

If we make a virus the size of a baseball then the others will look smaller but i think the fungi could possibly be the same size.




6. What features do microbes have that make them successful?

• They help your body
• The fungi produces bread
• With the yeast we can make pizza
• The fungi also helps mushrooms what we eat
• The good bacteria can also prevent diseases



7. From the microbes in the news file choose two articles and explain each one briefly.

Bacteria: Bacteria is a group of micro organisms, they have a wide range of shapes. It was discovered by a man named Louis Pasteur. Bacteria could be harmful to you, it could give you diseases and make you sick. Though it could also be good for you, for example there is good bacteria in fungi which makes bread for us.

Fungi: The fungi is part of a large group of micro organisms named eukaryotic. These include yeast, molds and mushrooms. A mager difference is that fungal cells have cell walls that contain chitin, unlike the cell wall of plants, which contain cellulose. Research shows that fungi are more related to animals then to plants.