Helpful and Harmful Microorganisms
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- Q1Living organisms that are so small they can only be seen with a microscopevaccinespenicillinmicroorganismsphytoplankton30s
- Q2A virus can be harmful and helpfultruefalse30s
- Q3The main food for tiny fish, which are eaten by bigger fish.algaefungibacteriaphytoplankton30s
- Q4This causes a red tide which kills fish and makes people sickfungibacteriaalgaephytoplankton30s
- Q5The environment has thousands of microorganisms. There are more __________________ on Earth than all other living things together.bacteriafungiprotistalgae30s
- Q6This can only live if it has a host to live on.virusbacteriaalgaefungi30s
- Q7These are decomposers that feed on dead or decaying organisms in order to live.algaeprotozoafungibacteria30s
- Q8Certain ___________________ in our digestive systems help break down the foods we eat.virusbacteriafungimolds30s
- Q9This type of bacteria lives on your skin and causes pimples and can cause serious infections of the blood, bone, and lungs.fungiyeaststrepstaph30s
- Q10Which is another word for single-celled?protozoamulticellularunicellulartricellular30s
- Q11This type of bacteria makes bread dough riseyeastfungialgaemushrooms30s
- Q12These are the main producers in rivers, lakes, and oceansalgaestrepfungimold30s
- Q13Mushrooms are an example ofprotozoaalgaebacteriafungus30s
- Q14What causes ringworm?algaebacteriafungusvirus30s
- Q15Medicine that is used to cure a bacterial infectionalgaeantibioticbacteriavaccine30s