Microorganisms and

their effects on living

things

ALGAE
BACTERIA

FUNGI

PROTOZO
A

Groups of
Microorganis
ms

VIRUS

BACTERIA

SIMPLE STRUCTURE OF
BACTERIA

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SIZE OF
BACTERIA
0.2 m 10 m
( 1 m = 0.001
mm)

SHAPE
OF
BACTERI
A

PARASITIC
MODES
OF
NUTRITI
ON
AUTOTROP
SAPROPHY
HIC
TIC

RESPIRATION

AEROBIC
ANAERO
BIC

ASEXU
AL BINAR
REPRODUC
TION
SEXUAL
CONJUGATI
ON

Y
FISSIO
N

Bacteria
CHARACTERISTICS

EXPLANATION

1. SIZE

0.2 m 10 m
( 1 m = 0.001 mm)

2. SHAPE
coccus

bacillus

Spirilla

Vibrio

3. MODES OF
NUTRITION

Autotrophic, Saprophytic and Parasitic

4. HABITAT

Air, Water, Soil, Food, Bodies of other

organisms

5. RESPIRATION

Aerobic and anaerobic respiration

6. REPRODUCTION

Asexual (binary fission) and Sexual

(Conjugation)

FUNGI
Do not
have
chlorophyll

Some are
unicellular
such as yeast

Some are
multicellular
such as mucor

General structure

SIZE OF FUNGI
10 m 100 m
( 1 m = 0.001
mm)

NETWORK
OF
FILAMENT

SHAPE
SPHERICAL

PARASITIC
SAPROPHY
TIC
MODES
OF
NUTRITI
ON
SAPROPHY
PARASITIC
TIC

Spore
formati
on

REPRODUC
TION
SEXUAL
CONJUGATI
ON

ASEXU
AL
Buddin
g

Fungi
CHARACTERISTICS
1. SIZE

EXPLANATION
10 m 100 m
( 1 m = 0.001 mm)

2. SHAPE
Spherical

Network of filament

3. MODES OF
NUTRITION

Saprophytic and Parasitic

4. HABITAT

Dark and damp places include decaying

matter and bodies of living organisms

5. REPRODUCTION

Asexual (Budding, Spore formation) and

Sexual (Conjugation)

PROTOZOA

SIZE OF
PROTOZOA
5 m 250 m
( 1 m = 0.001
mm)

HABITAT

PARASITIC
MODES
OF
NUTRITI
ON
SAPROPHY
TIC

ASEXU
AL BINAR
REPRODUC
TION
SEXUAL
CONJUGATI
ON

Y
FISSIO
N

Protozoa
CHARACTERISTICS

EXPLANATION

1. SIZE

5 m 250 m
( 1 m = 0.001 mm)

2. SHAPE
Spherical

Spindleshaped

Irregular-shaped

3. MODES OF
NUTRITION

Saprophytic and Parasitic

4. HABITAT

Aquatic habitats (pond, drains, river and

sea), Damp place, bodies of living organisms

5. REPRODUCTION

Asexual (binary fission) and Sexual

(Conjugation)

ALGAE

Algae
CHARACTERISTICS

EXPLANATION

1. SIZE

1 m 100 m
( 1 m = 0.001 mm)

2. SHAPE
Spherical

Oval-shaped

filamentous

3. MODES OF
NUTRITION

Autotrophic

4. HABITAT

Aquatic habitats (pond, drains, river and

sea), Damp place

5. REPRODUCTION

Asexual (binary fission, fragmentation, spore

formation) and Sexual (Conjugation)

VIRUS

VIRUS

The smallest microorganisms

Do not have cellular organisation
Do not show characteristics of living cells
Do not have cytoplasm, plasma
membrane and nucleus
Can be crystallised
Do not feed, respire, excrete or grow
Made up of nucleic acids (DNA) enclosed
by protein coat

Virus
CHARACTERISTICS

EXPLANATION

1. SIZE

0.02 m 0.4 m
( 1 m = 0.001 mm)

2. SHAPE
Spherical

rod-shaped

cubic

3. MODES OF
NUTRITION

Virus do not feed

4. HABITAT

Live in living host cells, form crystals outside

a living cell

Microorganisms growth factors

Digestio
n of
food

Decomposi
tion
Process

Medicin
e

Useful
microorganisms
Agricult
ure

Deterge
nt

Food
industry