What are the major groups of microorganisms?

Solution: There are five major groups of micro-organisms: 

(i). Bacteria - They are single celled disease-causing micro-organisms. They can be spiral or rodshaped. 

(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, , etc

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.