Intro to Microbiology Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. any organism of microscopic size
  2. 4. the principal taxonomic unit, ranking below genus and denoted by a Latin binomial
  3. 7. the ability to transfer microbes without contaminating oneself, the environment, the new medium or the old culture
  4. 8. a shallow, transparent lidded dish that is used to hold growth media in which cells can be cultured; the most common type of culture plate
  5. 11. to introduce cells or organisms into or on a culture medium
  6. 14. an optical instrument used for viewing very small objects; can typically magnify several hundred times
  7. 15. an organism of one or more cells with membrane-bound nuclei
  8. 17. substances used to cultivate microorganisms
  9. 18. a unicellular organism lacking a membrane-bound nucleus
  10. 20. any disease producing agent
Down
  1. 2. the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium
  2. 3. a poisonous substance produced organically
  3. 5. a culture containing a single species
  4. 6. the theory that living organisms are made up of cells, that they are the basic structural & organizational unit of all organisms
  5. 9. consisting of a single cell
  6. 10. having or consisting of many cells
  7. 12. a part of the cell responsible for growth & reproduction
  8. 13. the science of naming, defining and classifying groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics
  9. 16. the theory that microorganisms known as pathogens can lead to disease
  10. 19. a taxonomic category that ranks above species and is denoted by a capitalized Latin name