STARTER:

What do you think when you think about

microorganisms?

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Title: types of microbes

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 Title: types of microbes

Learning objectives:
To describe what microorganisms are like
To describe different types of
microorganisms

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MICROBES or microorganisms are microscopic
organisms.
They are usually unicellular (break this word down).

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MICROBES can only be seen using a microscope.

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Magnify: make
something appear
bigger
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• Microscope observations and sharing

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Microbe uses
Microbe can be put into a number of categories. The three
types which you need to know about are listed below:

BACTERIA FUNGI
VIRUS

Movement
Respiration
Sensitivity
Growth
Note: A living organism must be able to Reproduction
demonstrate that it can perform ALL the 7 Excretion
life processes. Nutrition

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Virus
A virus is a very simple organism with only a protein
coating and a strand of genes.
They must enter living cells to copy themselves.
It consists of a protein coating and a strand of genes.

Sometimes it is questioned whether viruses should be

considered living organisms. Why do you think that is?
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Bacteria
A bacteria is a single celled organism which does not have
a nucleus.

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Fungus

Fungi have more complex structures than the other two

types of microbes.
All reproduce by spores (cells so light that travel in the air).

Yeast Mould Mushrooms

Fungus Multicellular Large
with only fungus that multicellular
one cell decays things fungi

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