FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 2: BACTERIA

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Across
  1. 1. A tough, dormant structure that some bacteria form to survive harsh environmental conditions.
  2. 3. A small, circular piece of DNA found in bacteria, separate from the main bacterial chromosome.
  3. 5. Bacteria normally reproduce asexually through binary _____________.
  4. 8. An atmospheric gas that bacteria convert into usable compounds in the soil, which plants absorb for growth.
  5. 11. A microorganism that has similarities with bacteria, but they are quite different. They are most famous for living in extreme places, such as hot spring.
  6. 12. Tiny, single-celled living organisms that can only be seen clearly using a microscope.
  7. 13. A slimy outer coating surrounding some bacterial cells that protects them from drying out.
Down
  1. 2. A word used to refer to animals that has special chamber in their stomach that contains bacteria that help breakdown cellulose into other nutrients.
  2. 4. A type of cell that has no true nucleus.
  3. 6. Whip-like structures that helps bacteria move from one place to another.
  4. 7. Medicines that are used to specifically treat bacterial infection.
  5. 9. The community of microscopic living organisms.
  6. 10. Bacteria that are responsible in recycling matter from waste materials and the remains of dead plants and animals into the soil where they can be reused.