Topic: Micro-organisms

Worksheet
Class 6

Q.1) Choose the correct option:

i. How does adding yeast change bread dough?

A. Bubbles of gas form in the dough.
B. Yeast changes the bread’s color.
C. More dough is produced as yeast multiply.
D. Yeast makes it less lumpy.

ii. What important function do microorganisms have in an ecosystem?

A. They produce food from sunlight.
B. They reduce the number of large animals.
C. They decompose dead organisms.
D. They help to clean the air.

iii. Which of the following correctly pairs a microorganism with the disease it
causes?
A. E. Coli/the flu
B. Virus/athlete’s foot
C. Bacteria/Cholera
D. Fungi/ cold

iv. Which of the following describes the most ideal location for microorganisms to
live?
A. Underwater
B. In warm, humid places
C. Nearly everywhere
D. Sunny, dry areas

v. Diarrhea, vomiting and severe abdominal cramps shows their sign in

____________.
A. Food poisoning
B. Constipation
C. Heart diseases
D. Muscle cramps

Q.2 Name the following:

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i) An injection to stop people from getting diseases.
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ii) A process that causes decay of the dead organisms.
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iii) A type of fungus that is used to make most types of bread.
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iv) Two things/materials that will not decay.
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v) Microbes can only be seen with this instrument.
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vi) A medicine that cures bacterial infection.
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vii) Heating milk to 700°C and then cooling it quickly.
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viii) The gas that makes bread dough rise.
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ix) A bacteria that makes food using sunlight.
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x) A useful fungus.
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Q.3 Which of these is caused by microbes?

Disease / Illness Yes/No

A nose bleed

A leg fracture

A cold

Chicken pox

Flu

A bruise

Tummy ache

Tooth cavity

Athletes foot

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Q.4 Give reasons for the following.

a) Fresh milk is boiled before consumption while processed

milk stored in packets can be consumed without boiling.
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b) Raw vegetables and fruits are kept in refrigerators whereas jams

and pickles can be kept outside.
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c) Antibiotic is not used for smallpox.

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d) Keep food at above 60°C or below 4°C.

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Q.3 Look at the picture below. It shows a number of unhygienic ways in which germs
can travel into food and cause illness. List all the ways this could happen in the
picture.

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Extension Questions:

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Read the passage and answer the following questions.
Mary Mallon emigrated from Ireland to America at the age of 15.
When she arrived she became a servant, and soon discovered a
talent for cooking. Since the cook in households earned a higher
salary, she was happy to change from a simple servant to this role.
She worked in 8 households from 1900-1907 as the cook, leaving
a trail of 51 people seriously ill with typhoid, one of whom, a
small girl, died of the disease.
When she was eventually identified as the cause of the many
illnesses, authorities at first tried to persuade her to volunteer
samples of her faeces, blood and urine to be tested. She refused,
although she did admit that she seldom washed her hands after
using toilets and before working with food. She didn't think it was
necessary. Eventually, after putting up a tremendous fight, she was
taken with the help of 5 policemen, to the nearby hospital where
the samples were removed. These proved that she was in fact
infected with typhoid although she was not sick at all. The
authorities sent her to a small island near the city where she was
kept away from others for fear of infecting them too. She remained
on the island until she became healthy.

1. Explain how you think the disease was most probably spread from Mary to the people
in the home where she worked? Tip: We know that hand washing was not a common
practice at this time.
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2. Is typhoid bacterial or viral disease?
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3. How can we cure typhoid?
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ACTIVITY 1 : MICROORGANISM

EXERCISE 1 . UNDERLINE THE CORRECT ANSWER.

1. Microorganisms are (living things / non-living things)

2. “ Micro” means ( tiny / large)
3. Organism means ( living things/ non-living things)
4. Microorganism can be found only by (telescope/microscope)
5 They exist in different shapes, sizes and colour. They can be found in air, soil, and water
and in or on the plants and animals. They are (protozoa / bacteria)

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6. They eat from live organisms. They are the smallest of all microorganisms. They are
( yeast/ viruses )
7. They can be found in lake, ponds (kolam), rivers and lakes (tasik). They geat food from
other microorganisms. They are ( Yeast/ Protozoa)
8. They can be found on mouldy bread and rotten food. They are ( Protozoa/ Fungi)
9. All microorganisms breathe. During breathing, (carbon dioxide /oxygen )is taken in and
(carbon dioxide /oxygen) is given out.
10. The similarity between bacteria and fungi is both are ( non-living things/
microorganisms)

ACTIVITY 2. WRITE ‘TRUE’ OR ‘FALSE’ IN THE BOXES PROVIDED.

1. Worms, bacteria and ants are three types of microorganisms .

2. We can see microorganisms with the naked eye.

3. Like humans, microorganisms breathe, grow and move

4. A magnifying glass can be used to see some of the microorganisms.

5. The name of bacteria’s are according to their shapes.

6. The smallest among all microorganisms is protozoa.

7. All microorganisms are harmful.

ACTIVITY 3

TOPIC : MICROORGANISM UNDERGO LIFE PROCESSES

EXERCISE 3 . Fill in the blanks with correct answers.Some answers may be used
twice.
Grow bacteria fungi move living
things

Protozoa viruses fungi small

Breath

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 Microorganisms are a) ________________. They come in different (b)
___________________ and (c) ________________. We cannot see microorganism through
our naked eyes because microorganisms are too (d)_____________ in size. However, they
can be seen by using a (f) _____________________. There are five groups of
microorganisms, namely (g) __________________, (h)_____________________,
(i)_____________________, (j) ___________________________ and
(k)______________________. Like other living things, microorganisms can (l)
__________________________, (m) ______________________________ and (n)
______________________________
ACTIVITY 4
Name the type of microorganisms

A . B. C.

C . D. E.

F. G. H

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TOPIC : MICROORGANISMS ARE HARMFUL AND USEFUL.
MICROORGANISMS ARE USEFUL.
DATE : ________________________

1. Complete the following statements.

2.

Fill in the blanks with correct answers.

Lactobacillus harmful yeast

breathes oxygen carbon dioxide

fungus humus

Some microorganisms are useful and some are a) _______________to us.

b)______________________ is an example of microorganism that is widely used in the
food industry. Yeast is a fungus. It is used in the making of bread, cheese, tempeh and tapai
.When yeast is added to a sugar solution, it uses the sugar as a source of food. When it c)
___________________, it takes in d)__________________________ and releases
e)_______________________________that can be seen in the mycelium of the fungus
when it grows. Carbon dioxide makes the bread dough rise.

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 Some bacteria, for example f) ________________________ is widely used in
making yogurt drink. Antibiotics such as penicillin are extracted from penicillium, which is a
g) ____________________
Bacteria and fungi in soil which act on grass and leaves or any other organic materials
and convert them to h) ___________________________________ by a process known as
biodegradation.

ACTIVITY 3 : FILL IN THE TABLE WITH THE CORRECT ANSWERS.

B. MICROORGANISMS CAN CAUSED FOOD POISONING THROUGH

SPOILED FOOD

Microorganisms can cause food to turn bad:

Fill in the table with the corrects answers.

TYPES OF FOOD SIGNS OF FOOD THAT HAVE

TURNED BAD
Milk

Vegetables

Fish

Rice

EXERCISE 1
TOPIC : MICROORGANISMS ARE HARMFUL AND USEFUL.

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MICROORGANISMS ARE USEFUL.

1. State four harmful actions of bacteria.

a) ____________________________________________________________
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b) ____________________________________________________________
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c )____________________________________________________________
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d) ____________________________________________________________
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Exercise 2. Match correctly

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Exercise 3

State a way to prevent each disease from spreading

Name of disease Way to prevent it from spreading

a) Cough

b) chickenpox

b) upset stomach / diarrhea

c) flu

2. Write “true” for the correct statements and ‘false’ for the wrong statements.

a) All microorganism are harmful. They cause food too turn bad and make us ill.

b) Cake, buns and milk are produced by using microorganisms.

c) Microorganisms can be carried from place to place and spread

from one person to another

d) Patients who have AIDS should be quarantined to prevent the

disease from spreading to another person.

e) Flu can be spread by air

f) We boil water before drinking to kill the living microorganisms

in water

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