Science
Across
- 2. a process that produces two new cells
- 4. used in the process of sewage treatment
- 5. spiral-shaped bacteria
- 7. chemicals that limit the growth of other bacteria
- 10. rod-shaped bacteria
- 13. any organism that causes disease
- 15. an organism that is adapted to live without oxygen
- 17. a process of heating food to a temperature that kills the most harmful bacteria but causes little change to the taste of the food
- 20. what causes diseases
Down
- 1. changing nitrogen from the air into forms that plants and animals can use
- 3. a one - or many - celled organism that lives in moist or wet surroundings
- 6. consumer bacteria that help maintain nature's balance
- 8. poisonous substances
- 9. sphere-shaped bacteria
- 11. using organisms to help clean up or remove environmental pollutants
- 12. found in freshwater and saltwater and secrete glass-like boxes around themselves
- 14. exist in many shapes and sizes and are found in freshwater and saltwater
- 16. whip-like tails to help bacteria move
- 18. can be made from damaged particles taken from bacterial cell walls or from killed bacteria
- 19. an organism that uses oxygen to break down food