introduction to microbiology

• list the four main types of microorganisms


  bacteria, fungi, protoctista and viruses
• what are the main functions of bacteria and fungi


  to decay organisms and the releasing and the recycling of nutrients
• what is the main function of pathogens


  to cause disease
• in what type of organisms will pathogens cause disease


  humans, crops and domestic animals
• how do bacteria reproduce


  asexually by binary fission