MICROORGANISMS

BACTERIA AND VIRUSES

BACTERIA
MICROORGANISM WHICH CONSIST OF A
SINGLE CELL WITHOUT A NUCLEUS.
SOME BACTERIA ARE PATHOGENS(
CAUSE DISEASE) AND DECOMPOSER.
 VIRUSES

MICROORGANISM WHICH CONSIST OF A

CORE OF NUCLEIC ACID ( DNA OR RNA)
SURROUNDED BY A PROTEIN COAT.
MANY VIRUSES ARE PATHOGENS
 PATHOGENS

 A PATHOGEN IS AN ORGANISM WHICH

CAUSES DISEASES.
 A VECTOR IS AN AGENT (ORGANISM)
RESPONSIBLE FOR CARRYING
PATHOGENS FROM ONE TO ANOTHER.
 EXAMPLES OF PATHOGEN

PATHOGEN EXAMPLES OF DISEASE

Pathogens Diptheria, Tuberculosis,
Pneumonia, Typhoid,Dysentery,
Food poisoning, Cholera,
Whooping cough, Yaws
Viruses Common cold, influenza,
chickenpox.
Protozoans Malaria, Amoebic dysentery
Fungi Athlete’s foot, Ringworm
 BACTERICIDE

SUBSTANCE THAT IS USED TO KILL

HARMFUL BACTERIA.
ANTIBIOTICS, ANTISEPTICS AND
DISINFECTANTS ARE COMMON
EXAMPLES OF BACTERICIDE.
 ECOLOGY

ECOLOGY IS THE STUDY OF THE

INTERACTION BETWEEN DIFFERENT
ORGANISM AND BETWEEN THEM AND
THEIR ENVIRONMENT.
SOME TERMS OF ECOLOGY:
 ECOSYSTEM
 POPULATIONS
 COMMUNITY
 HABITAT
PARTS OF ECOLOGY

 PRODUCERS
 CONSUMERS
 HERBIVORES
 CARNIVORES
 OMNIVORES
 DECOMPOSERS
 PRODUCERS

ORGANISM THAT CAN MAKE THEIR

OWN FOOD BY AUTOTROPHIC
NUTRITION
PRODUCERS ARE CONSIDERED AS A
SOURCE OF ENERGY
CONSUMERS

ORGANISM THAT FEEDS ON OTHERS

BELOW THEM IN A FOOD CHAIN
ALL CONSUMERS FEED BY
HETEROTROPHIC NUTRITION
TYPES OF CONSUMERS ARE:
 PRIMARY CONSUMERS
 SECONDARY CONSUMERS
 TERTIARY CONSUMERS
HERBIVORES

ANIMALS WHICH FEED ON PLANTS

THE EXAMPLES ARE DEER, RABBITS,
SHEEP AND ETC
ALL HERBIVORES ARE PRIMARY
CONSUMERS
CARNIVORES

ANIMALS WHICH EAT MEAT

THE EXAMPLES ARE CATS, BEARS, DOGS
AND WOLVES
THESE ANIMALS HAVE WELL
DEVELOPED CANINE TEETH AND ARE
PREDATORS OR CARRION-EATERS
OMNIVORES

ANIMALS WHICH CAN EAT BOTH MEAT AND

PLANTS.
EXAMPLES INCLUDE HUMAN, MONKEYS
AND PIGS
FOOD CHAIN

 FOOD CHAIN IS A FEEDING

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANISM
IN AN ECOSYSTEM
 AUTOTROPHIC NUTRITION – THE
PROCESS OF MAKING OF FOOD
ORGANISMS BY THEMSELVES
 HETEROTROPHIC NUTRITION – THE
PROCESS OF FEEDING ON OTHERS
BELOW THEM IN A FOOD CHAIN