Micro-Organisms Q/A Worksheet

What Is a Micro-organism?

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How Can We See Microorganisms?

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What is Bacteria?

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Describe the structure of Bacteria? Draw the diagram as well.

Micro-Organisms Q/A Worksheet 1

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What is the role of flagella?

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What are autotrophic and heterotrophic modes of nutrition in Bacteria?

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What is a chromosome ?

Micro-Organisms Q/A Worksheet 2

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What are pathogens? Explain with examples.

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Describe the relationship between cells and organisms?

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What is the basic structure of a virus? Explain with the help of a labelled diagram.

Micro-Organisms Q/A Worksheet 3

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Tabulate the living and the non- living characteristics of a virus.

Living characteristics Non-living characteristics

Draw labelled diagrams to show how a virus reproduces.

Micro-Organisms Q/A Worksheet 4

 What are bacteria and how do they reproduce? Draw a labelled diagram.

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What is the difference between replication and reproduction?

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Micro-Organisms Q/A Worksheet 5

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Are viruses living things? Explain your answer.

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Why can viruses be considered

i) living things?

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ii) non-living things?

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What is the difference between epidemic and pandemic?

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Micro-Organisms Q/A Worksheet 6

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Micro-Organisms Q/A Worksheet 7