Class 8ScienceMicroorganisms: Friend and Foe

Types of Microorganisms

Bacteria: single-celled, no nucleus (prokaryote). Found everywhere — soil, water, air, inside us. Both helpful and harmful. Virus: not truly living, needs host cell to reproduce. Smallest — 20-400 nm. Cause flu, COVID, polio. Fungi: mushrooms, yeast, mould. Protozoa: single-celled with nucleus — Amoeba, Plasmodium. Algae: in water, make food by photosynthesis.

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10 example pages

Concept check 1

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Definition to application 2

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Formula warm-up 3

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Reasoning practice 4

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Board-style short answer 5

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Mistake correction 6

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Visual interpretation 7

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Applied word problem 8

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Revision challenge 9

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Exam recap 10

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