PBS 3.1.5 Key Terms

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Across
  1. 4. flora Bacteria that normally live on or in a human body.
  2. 7. Edge design of bacterial colony on agar plate.
  3. 8. technique The practice and/or process of preventing contamination. Procedure performed under sterile, or totally clean, conditions.
  4. 11. streak process by which bacteria are streaked onto a plate to form isolated colonies
  5. 12. The chemical reaction processes of breaking down molecules for energy and of using simple building blocks to build up more complex molecules needed for growth and repair.
  6. 13. fission Type of cell division used by bacteria in which one bacterium divides into two identical cells.
Down
  1. 1. A group of bacteria that grow from a single bacterial cell on a culture plate.
  2. 2. Height of bacterial colony on agar plate.
  3. 3. dish Round plastic dish with lid used to culture bacteria.
  4. 5. Shape of cells
  5. 6. soy agar Common food used for culturing bacteria made up of digested soy and casein proteins. TSA provides the glucose, amino acids, vitamins, and nutrients many bacteria need to live.
  6. 7. Scientist who investigates the growth, structure, development, and other characteristics of microorganisms, such as bacteria
  7. 9. Providing nutrients to grow bacteria in the lab.
  8. 10. Shape of bacterial colony on agar plate.
  9. 14. Growth media that provide nutrients for bacteria to grow.