Type Of Microorganisms - Protozoa
- Protozoa is a subkingdom of unicellular, mostly aerobic, eukaryotic organisms.
- Sometimes they are also called protists.
- They are neither plants nor animals. They make up the largest group of organisms in the world in terms of numbers.
Type Of Microorganisms - Virus
- Can only be seen using the most powerful microscope.
- Viruses cannot reproduce outside the host cell, but they cannot be called parasites either.
Type Of Microorganisms - Bacteria
- Exist in different shapes, sizes and colours.
- Can found in the water, soil, air and on the surfaces that we touch.
- Most active in places that are warm, dark, maist and dirty.
Type Of Microorganisms - Fungi
- Fungi are saprophytic (feed on decaying organic matter) and parasitic organisms.
- Fungi include moulds, rusts, mildews, smuts, mushrooms and yeast.
- By breaking down dead organic material, they continue the cycle of nutrients through ecosystems.
