1. CLASIFFICATION OF
MICROORGANISMS
Topic 1.1
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2. Learning Outcomes
•1. List the characteristics of
various types of
microorganisms
•2. Classify microorganisms
into bacteria, fungi,
protozoa, viruses and algae
•3. Describe the
characteristics of each
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3. Microorganisms
•1. Microorganisms are tiny
organisms that can only be
seen under microscope
•2. Called as microbe
•3. Found in surround of the
air, water, soil, other object
and in the bodies of other
organisms.
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4. CLASSIFICATION OF
MICROORGANISMS BY THIER
CHARACTERISTICS
Form
Size
Habitats
Nutrition
Method of Reproduction
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7. Size of Viruses
•1. Smallest
microorganisms.
•2. Visible under electron
microscope.
•3. Different types of
viruses have different
shapes.
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8. Structure of
Viruses
•Basically,
has a strand
of genetic
material
either DNA
or RNA and
surrounded
by a protein
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9. Viruses Nutrition
•Are non-living things
because they DO NOT
feed, respire, grow and
respond to stimuli.
Viruses Habits
•Live in the living cells
of bacteria,
protozoa, fungi,
algae, plants and
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10. Method of
Reproduction
•1. Virus
are
PARASITI
C.
•2.
Reprodu
ce in the
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15. Habits of Bacteria
•1. Classified as living things.
•2. Live in the air, water,
soil, food and decaying
organic matter.
•3. Able to survive
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16. Nutrition of Bacteria
•1. Different types
of them obtain
nutrients in the
different ways.
•a. Autotrophic
bacteria:
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17. Method of Reproduction
Binary fission
Spores
Asexual
Conjugation:
Transferring DNA to
Sexual another bacterium
through conjugation
tube
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21. Habits of Protozoa
•1. Live in the bodies
of other living things,
in the sea, fresh
water and damp
soil.
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22. Nutrition of Protozoa
•1. Most of them are
parasitic and feed on
other living things.
•2. Some of protozoa
which contains
chlorophyll carry out
photosynthesis.
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23. Method of Reproduction
•1. Most
reproduce
asexually by
binary fission.
•2. Some
protozoa
reproduce
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27. Habits of Algae
•Microscopic
algae live in
fresh water, sea
water, damp soil
and on the
barks of trees
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28. Nutrition of Algae
•1. Some have
nuclei and
chloroplasts
(green
pigments).
•2. Make their
own food by
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29. Method of Reproduction
•1. Asexual: by
Movie 1 binary fission,
fragmentation
and spore
Movie 2
formation.
•2. Sexual: by
conjugation
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33. Habits of •1. Decaying
organic matter.
Fungi •2. Found in
outside / inside of
•1. Do things.
living not have
Nutrition chlorophyll.
of Fungi •2. Feed on other
organisms as
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34. Method of
Reproduction
•1. Asexual:
produce spores, movie
budding
•2. Sexual:
conjugation
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36. Practice 1.1
•1. Viruses •A. are not
differ from classified as
other types living things
of •B. can
microorgani reproduce
sms •C. cannot be
because seen with our
they …
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37. • A. Bacteria,
fungi, viruses
•2. Which of
• B. Fungi,
the following
bacteria,
shows the viruses
microorganis
• C. Viruses,
ms in fungi, bacteria
descending
• D. Viruses,
order of size bacteria, fungi
from the
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38. CLASIFFICATION OF
MICROORGANISMS
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