Question

what are the major groups of microorganisms?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Microorganisms or microbes are microscopic organisms that exist as unicellular, multicellular, or cell clusters. Microorganims are widespread in nature and are beneficial to life, but some can cause serious harm. They can be divided into six major types: bacteria, archaea, fungi, protozoa, algae, and viruses.

Answer 2

Answer:

There are five major groups of micro-organisms:

i. Bacteria – They are single celled disease-causing micro-organisms. 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.