Micro & Disease Sht_2
This Homework requires GRAPH PAPER!
1. a) Examine the list below and decide if the disease is caused by a VIRUS, BACTERIUM or FUNGUS.
b) Which class of micro-organism, virus, bacterium or fungus is the smallest?
2. If you leave your cheeseburger lying in the warmth for 24 hours, why would you be advised to throw it in the bin?
3. Which type of micro-organism particularly likes growing on bread?
4. A study was conducted to count the numbers of bacteria which grow in a dish every hour. The results are shown in the table below.
a) How many bacteria would be found after 4 hours?
b) Use the information from the table to construct a line graph.