Week 4 Spec. Collection Vocab

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Across
  1. 1. A process by which a specific substance is separated from a group or solution.
  2. 3. Inflammation of the lungs with congestion of the air sacs (alveoli).
  3. 5. A substance or medication that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria.
  4. 12. The phase during which the host recovers gradually and returns to baseline or normal health.
  5. 14. Structures inside a cell that perform specific functions.
  6. 17. Single-celled organisms that are the most primitive form of animal life. Most are microscopic.
  7. 18. The phase during which rapid multiplication of the pathogen takes place.
Down
  1. 2. A medium used to keep an organism alive during transport to the laboratory.
  2. 4. Molecules needed for metabolism: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, amino acids, and nucleic acids.
  3. 6. Any living organism—such as bacterium, protozoan, fungi, parasite, or helminth—of microscopic size.
  4. 7. Occurs when an organism (a bacterium) has been cultivated again on a new nutrient surface.
  5. 8. Microorganisms that are single-celled, lack a nucleus, reproduce asexually, or can form spores.
  6. 9. A substance that stimulates the production of an antibody when introduced into the body.
  7. 10. Reagents or dyes used to prepare specimens for microscopic examination.
  8. 11. A glass slide that holds a specimen suspended in a drop of liquid for microscopic examination.
  9. 13. Also called a nasal aspirate.
  10. 15. Any single-celled or multicellular organism that has genetic material contained in a distinct membrane-bound nucleus.
  11. 16. The simplest unit of a chemical compound that can exist, consisting of two or more atoms held together with chemical bonds.