• Question: What are microorganisms?

    Asked by njade to Ben on 18 Jun 2013.
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      Benjamin Hall answered on 18 Jun 2013:

      Microorganisms are tiny, tiny lifeforms that are literally ‘microns’ in size. A micron is 1/1000th of a millimetre, so really small.

      Things like bacteria and amoebas are microorganisms. Some make you sick and some don’t. Same with plants, some make plants sick and some don’t.

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