Chapter 2 (Microorganisms friends or foes)

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Across
  1. 3. I am a microorganism that helps in the formation of curd.
  2. 4. I have been in the news for causing monkey pox. I exhibit the characteristics of both living and non living beings.
  3. 8. The addition of bacteria to speed up the rate of degradation of a contaminant.
  4. 10. The anaerobic process through which sugar is converted into alcohol.
  5. 11. I am a biological nitrogen fixer in a symbiotic relationship and lives in the root nodules of leguminous plants.
  6. 12. I am a chemical preservative. I am used to preserve jams.
Down
  1. 1. I discovered the vaccine for small pox in 1798.
  2. 2. I am a communicable disease, carried by the female anopheles mosquito.
  3. 5. I am a microorganisms that can survive in extreme environments, such as those with high temperatures, pressure, etc.
  4. 6. I helped in preventing covid-19 from spreading. Covishield and covaxin are some of the examples.
  5. 7. Method of preserving milk by heating it to 72 degree celsius followed by quick cooling.
  6. 9. I can inhibit the growth of harmful microorganisms. For example-erythromycin.