MEDS2012 WS1 Prework

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Across
  1. 3. Microscopic single-celled prokaryotes, some helpful, some harmful
  2. 5. Causing infection only when host defenses are weak
  3. 8. Kingdom of yeasts, molds, and mushrooms
  4. 9. Sum of chemical reactions sustaining life
  5. 11. Molecule that triggers an immune response
  6. 12. Acellular particle that hijacks host cells for replication
  7. 14. Degree of pathogenic severity or aggressiveness
  8. 18. Small circular DNA in bacteria, often carrying resistance genes
  9. 22. Collection of all microbes and their genes in a habitat
  10. 24. Hospital-acquired, as in certain infections
  11. 25. Breakdown of food into absorbable molecules
Down
  1. 1. Substances that supply energy or building blocks
  2. 2. Close interspecies interaction, mutual or otherwise
  3. 3. Virus that infects bacteria
  4. 4. Yogurt-friendly lactic-acid bacterium genus
  5. 6. Essential organic micronutrient required in tiny amounts
  6. 7. Lives in or on host without harming or helping
  7. 10. Drugs that kill or inhibit bacteria
  8. 13. Pattern of food consumption affecting health
  9. 15. Study of disease distribution in populations
  10. 16. Non-digestible fibers that feed beneficial gut microbes
  11. 17. Wave-like muscular contractions that propel gut contents
  12. 19. Surface-lining cell type forming protective sheets
  13. 20. Inner cavity of a hollow organ
  14. 21. Disease-causing microorganism
  15. 23. Catch-all term for microscopic life form