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Powerpoint Microorganisms

The document discusses different types of microorganisms. It states that microorganisms are the most abundant organisms on the planet and are found everywhere, including inside animal and human bodies. They come in various shapes and sizes, and can be divided into five major groups: bacteria, protozoa, fungi, algae, and viruses. Viruses are the smallest microorganisms and can only be seen with electron microscopes. They reproduce by infecting cells of other organisms.

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Powerpoint Microorganisms

The document discusses different types of microorganisms. It states that microorganisms are the most abundant organisms on the planet and are found everywhere, including inside animal and human bodies. They come in various shapes and sizes, and can be divided into five major groups: bacteria, protozoa, fungi, algae, and viruses. Viruses are the smallest microorganisms and can only be seen with electron microscopes. They reproduce by infecting cells of other organisms.

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1-There are a variety of organisms on our planet.

2- Some extremely large, such as the blue whale,where as some are so tiny that they cannot be seen with the naked eye.

3- Extremely small organisms such as those shown above can only be seen and photographed with the help of an instrument called microscope. 4-Organisms that are visible only through a microscope are called microorganisms(micro means very small)or microbes.

Types of microorganisms
1- Microorganisms are the most abundant

our planet. 2- They are found in everywhere in ice cold regions, hot springs and deserts, and even inside the bodies of animals and human beings. 3- Some live alone,while others grow in groups called colonies. 4- Microorganisms can be divided into the following five major groups: (a) Bacteria (b) Protozoa (c) Fungi (d) Algae (e) Viruses.

organisms on

1- They are among the smallest and oldest organisms on our planet and are found in four different shapes:rod shaped(bacilli), spherical(cocci), curved(commas)and spiral(spirial).

1- Protozoa are a group of animal like, single-celled organisms. Amoeba Paramoecium Euglena

FUNGI. 1- Fungi are a group of diverse organisms that lack chlorophyll and feed on decaying matter. 2- Yeast and moulds are examples of microscopic fungi. ALGAE 1- Algae are a group of simple plants. 2- Examples are Chlorella, Chlamydomonas and Diatoms ,.

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1- They are so small that cannot are seen using ordinary light microscopes and are usually studied with the help of electron microscopes. 2- Viruses are hard to classify as living or non- living as, on their reproduce inside the cells of organisms such as plants , animals, and bacteria . 4- Tobacco mosaic virus and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are axamples of viruses. 5- The widely feared avain flu and swine flu are also caused by viruses.

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