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