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Title: Good and Bad Microorganisms


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Good and Bad Microorganisms
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Review
  • What is the role of decomposers in the food
    chain?
  • What are three differenttypes of decomposers?

VIDEO
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VIDEO
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Microorganisms
  • Microorganisms are living things you cannot see
    without a microscope.
  • Some are helpful while others are harmful.

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Helpful Microorganisms
  • Bacteria live on and in our bodies and keep us
    alive!

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Helpful Bacteria
  • Bacteria are used to make cheese and yogurt!
  • Different types of bacteria cause different
    tastes!

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Helpful Fungus
  • Mold is a type of fungus.
  • A mold called penicillin is an antibiotic
    (medicine) we take to kill bad bacteria.

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Bad bacteria
Penicillin
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Helpful Fungus
  • Yeast is another type of fungus.
  • We use yeast when baking bread (releases CO2)
    and to make wine (creates ethanol).

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Harmful Microorganisms
  • Some microorganisms make us very sick and destroy
    our food.

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Harmful Bacteria
  • Some types of bacteria are responsible for
    sicknesses such as pneumonia and food poisoning.

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Harmful Fungus
  • Fungus can cause things such as
  • Mold on food
  • Athlete's Foot
  • Dandruff

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Whats growing on you!?
  • Choose an area on your body where
    you think a lot of microorganisms
    would grow.
  • Take a swab of that area and rub it on the clear
    mixture in the bottle. Put your name on the
    bottle and place it on the window sill.
  • Square out an area in your notes and explain why
    you think the body part you chose will have the
    most microorganisms.
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