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Which among the following are the major groups of microorganisms?
Which among the following are the major groups of microorganisms?
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A Virus
B Fungi
C Bacteria
There are five major groups of microorganisms:
i. Bacteria - They are single-celled disease-causing microorganisms. They can be spiral or rod-shaped.
ii. Fungi - They are mostly multicellular disease-causing microbes. Bread moulds are common examples of fungi.
iii. Protozoa - They mainly include organisms such as Amoeba, Plasmodium, etc. They can be unicellular or multicellular.
iv. Virus -Viruses are disease-causing microbes that reproduce only inside the host organism.
v. Algae - They include multicellular, photosynthetic organisms such as Spirogyra, Chlamydomonas, etc
A Virus
B Fungi
C Bacteria
There are five major groups of microorganisms:
i. Bacteria - They are single-celled disease-causing microorganisms. They can be spiral or rod-shaped.
ii. Fungi - They are mostly multicellular disease-causing microbes. Bread moulds are common examples of fungi.
iii. Protozoa - They mainly include organisms such as Amoeba, Plasmodium, etc. They can be unicellular or multicellular.
iv. Virus -Viruses are disease-causing microbes that reproduce only inside the host organism.
v. Algae - They include multicellular, photosynthetic organisms such as Spirogyra, Chlamydomonas, etc
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