Bacteria Puzzle

2. -an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances.
3. drug used to treat infections caused by bacteria and other microorganisms.
4. -a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.
8. - A preparation that is used to stimulate the body's immune response against diseases.
9. -any organisms that can grow and survive only in the presence of oxygen as they derive ...
11. - microorganisms killed by normal atmospheric concentrations of oxygen
12. -the process of making something free from bacteria or other living microorganisms.
13. -any spherical or roughly spherical bacterium.
16. bacterium found mainly in the intestines of vertebrates and in the soil.
18. - an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals.
20. rigid covering that protects the cell,
21. -a microscopic single-celled organism that has neither a distinct nucleus with a membrane nor other specialized organelles. Prokaryotes include the bacteria and cyanobacteria.
22. - a rod-shaped bacterium

1. a prophage as hereditary material.
5. the bacterium Escherichia coli
6. -the protein shell of a virus particle that surrounds its nucleic acid
7. -A type of virus that has RNA instead of DNA as its genetic material.
10. to or causing lysis.
14. -a bacterium with a rigid spiral structure, found in stagnant water and sometimes causing disease.
15. -an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material.
17. of microorganisms considered to be an ancient form of life
19. polymer that is composed of polysaccharide and peptide chains and is found especially in bacterial cell walls.