Microbes - KScience



Types of Microbe

Cut and paste these boxes to group the facts together.

|Bacteria |These are the smallest type of microbe. They |[pic] |

| |are very simple and do not really have cells. | |

|Most of these are formed from thin, |[pic] |Fungi |

|threads called hyphae. | | |

|They reproduce by growing and then |Viruses |These are tiny, single cells. The cells |

|splitting in two. | |are different from ours because they do |

| | |not have a nucleus. |

|They are easy to see because they have |[pic] |They need to be in the cells of other |

|big reproductive structures. They make | |living things to reproduce, this is why |

|dust-like spores that spread in the air. | |they cause diseases. |

Use the names of the types of microbe to finish off the sentences...

....................are used to make bread and beer.

Food poisoning is usually caused by....................

.................... cause illnesses such as flu, colds and measles.

.................... are used to make cheese and yoghurt.

Mould on bread is caused by ....................

.................... are the smallest.

.................... are usually made up of branched threads.

.................... can only reproduce inside the cells of animals or plants.

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