JCE (Botswana) Microorganisms — practice questions

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Clues and terms

Clue
Tuberculosis and typhoid are both caused by these
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Bacteria
Clue
Must infect another organism before it can copy itself
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Virus
Clue
Mushrooms and bread mould belong to this kingdom
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Fungi
Clue
The kingdom for microbes that fit none of the other four
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Protist
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The word for any microorganism that causes disease
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Pathogen
Clue
The microbe used to make bread dough rise
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Yeast
Clue
Breaks down dead plant and animal matter and returns nutrients
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Decomposer
Clue
You need this to see anything too small for the naked eye
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Microscope
Clue
Sugar being turned into carbon dioxide and alcohol
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Fermentation

Instructions

Read each call, then tap the cell it names. Three ticks in a line wins.

_Source: Siyavula Natural Sciences Grade 8 (CC BY 4.0), Microorganisms_

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Harmful

Items

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TB bacteria
Answer
Harmful
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Malaria protist
Answer
Harmful
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Yeast in bread
Answer
Useful
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Cholera in water
Answer
Harmful
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Decomposers
Answer
Useful
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Yoghurt bacteria
Answer
Useful
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HIV
Answer
Harmful
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Gut E. coli
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Useful

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Useful