Microorganisms 1 (extra credit)

What is microorganism?
- A living creature or organism that is so small you need to use a light microscope to study from.
- Micro=Small Organism= A living creature
What are the characteristics of the domain bacteria?
- Cell Type: Prokaryotic
- Nutrition: Autotrophic or Heterotrophic
- Cell Wall: Is present
- Ex: E.Coli, Staphylococcus, Cyanbacteria
What are the characteristics of the Domain Archaea?
- Cell Type: Prokaryotic
- Nutrition: Heterotrophic
- Cell Wall: Is Present
- Ex: Methanogens
What are the characteristics of the kingdom Protista?
- Cell Type: Eukaryotic
- Nutrition: Autotrophic/Heterotrophic
- Cell Wall: Generally Absent
- Ex: Protozoans
What are the characteristics of the Kingdom Fungi?
- Cell Type: Eukaryotic
- Nutrition: Heterotrophic
- Cell Wall: Present
- Ex: Mushrooms, Yeast
What are the characteristics of the Plantae Kingdom?
- Cell Type: Eukaryotic
- Nutrition: Heterotrophic
- Cell Wall: Present
- Ex: Seaweed, Trees
What are the characteristics of the kingdom Animalia?
- Cell Type: Eukaryotic
- Nutrition: Heterotrophic
- Cell Wall: Absent
- Ex: Invertebrates, Vertebrates
What did Anton van Leeuwenhoek contribute to Biology?

Dutch scientists first to discover microorganism in 1600s
What did Edward Jenner contribute to biology?

In 1798 developed the first vaccine to prevent a disease, smallpox injection of cow pox to build a resistance to the small pox virus

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Microorganisms 1 (extra credit)

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microorganisms 1 diversity and Importance

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