Bacteria

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Across
  1. 2. Bacteria come in three basic shapes; rods, spheres and ____
  2. 4. Some bacteria help plants obtain ___ from the soil.
  3. 7. Most bacteria are not ______ to humans.
  4. 9. Whip-like structure that helps some bacteria move
  5. 11. A bacteria's genetic material forms a ____ shape.
  6. 12. Heating food high enough to kill harmful bacteria.
  7. 13. Decomposers are considered "______ ______"
  8. 14. Conjugation is a type of ____ reproduction.
  9. 16. In 500BC people used bacteria to help make _____ _____.
Down
  1. 1. Some bacteria do not need oxygen to make energy. In fact, oxygen is like ____ to them.
  2. 3. Bacteria that live in hot springs use ____ energy from their environment to make food.
  3. 5. Bacteria can be genetically engineered to make _____
  4. 6. Bacteria are considered _____ because they do not have a nucleus
  5. 8. Bacteria that help break down dead organisms.
  6. 10. The genetic material in a bacteria cell.
  7. 15. Binary fission is a type of ____ reproduction.