• Question: Why are germs so tiny?

    Asked by Adiboo to Andy, Duane, Giovanna, Katie, Theresia on 17 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Theresia Mina

      Theresia Mina answered on 17 Nov 2014:

      I think that is because they are simpler organism as compared to us. Simpler organisms such as virus and bacteria tend to be tiny, but being tiny also gives them advantage so that they can attack the host (human and other animals) without necessarily make them aware of what’s going on.

    • Photo: Duane Mellor

      Duane Mellor answered on 17 Nov 2014:

      Viruses are just genetic materials with a coating, so need to get inside a cell to replicate, to do this they need to be very small. Bacteria are a simple cell as Theresia says

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