Points to Remember, Glossary, Concept Map

Points to Remember

* The organisms which can be seen only with the help of microscope are called microorganisms.

* Virus show both living and non living characteristics.

* Bacteria is a prokaryotic, single celled organism.

* Fungi is a eukaryotic, non-photosynthetic, spore-forming organism. They range from single celled organisms to very complex multicellular organisms.

* Algae is a single-celled or multicellular eukaryotic, photosynthetic organism

* Protozoa is a eukaryotic, single celled organism that usually lacks chlorophyll.

GLOSSARY

1. Antibiotic A chemical that kills or inhibits the growth of micro organism and is used totreat infections.

2. Bacteria A prokaryotic, single celled organism.

3. Capsid The protein coat surrounding a virus.

4. Fermentation Conversion of organic compounds such as carbohydrate into simpler substances bymicrobes, usually under anaerobic conditions (with no oxygen present).

5. Hyphae A very fine thread that is the basic structure of fungi.

6. Microorganism A small living thing which includes bacteria, protozoa, algae, fungi and viruses.

7. Pathogen An organism that causes disease.

8. Vaccine A special type of medicine that is given to both people and animals to ­artificially increase immunity to a particular disease and to prevent an ­infectious disease from developing.

Concept Map

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Ananthnarayan and Panicker’s-Textbook of Medical Microbiology. Edited by C. K.J.Panicker.

2. Essential Microbiology - Stuart Hogg.

3. Textbook of Microbiology - Surinder Kumar.

INTERNET RESOURCES

1. h t t p s : / / e n . w i k i p e d i a . o r g / w i k i / Microorganism

2. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/ agricultural-and-biological-sciences/ microorganisms

ICT CORNER

MICROORGANISMS

 This activity enables the students to know about the Classification of Micro organisms

Steps

* Open the Browser and type the given URL (or) Scan the QR Code.

* Options will be given. Select the “Classification of Microorganisms”

* Click and touch the button slides one by one

* To know about the “Classification of Microorganisms”

Weblink:

https://www.slideshare.net/mgcnkedahsc/11-classsification-of-microorganisms

(or) scan the QR Code