Microorganisms

3. Something which can transfer genetic material to another organism.
5. The chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria, yeasts, or other microorganisms.
6. A vector which is typically a small circular DNA strand in the cytoplasm.
7. The exploitation of biological processes for industrial and other purposes.
8. Microorganisms which consist of thread-like filaments.
10. Organisms that are invisible to the naked eye.
12. A virus that is also a vector which attacks a bacterium by injecting its own DNA into it.
13. A fungi used in making bread and beer.

1. A type of enzyme used to cut out specific genes.
2. An organism that contains genetic material from an unrelated organism.
4. DNA formed from two or more different sources that have been joined together using enzymes.
6. Single-celled organisms that have features like an animal cell.
9. The smallest microorganism, which is debated to be living at all.
11. A type of enzyme used to join two ends of genetic material together.
12. Single-celled organisms made of very small and simple cells.