Across
- 1. ___ is used to make pickles & sauerkraut
- 2. Bacteria can also be killed in foods by ___.
- 3. ___ is used to make pepperoni, salami, & summer sausage.
- 5. ___ are large groups of bacteria.
- 9. An is a chemical that can stop the growth of some bacteria.
- 11. Bacteria are used to make cheese, ___ , yogurt, vinegar, and sauerkraut.
- 12. Organism that absorbs food materials from other living organisms called their hosts.
- 13. Many bacteria help the digestive process and others produce ___.
- 15. By using methods of gene transplanting, bacteria have been encouraged to produce substances such as ___.
- 16. ___ can be found in deli foods, lunch meats, smoked fish and vegetables.
Down
- 1. ___ is used to make cheese, yogurt, & buttermilk and produces vitamins in your intestine.
- 3. A ___ is an organism that causes disease and/or infection.
- 4. Many bacteria are used to produce ___ and life-saving drugs.
- 6. Organisms that digest and absorb food materials from dead organisms.
- 7. ___ are organisms that break down dead organisms and return the nutrients to the soil.
- 8. Bacteria spoil food by secreting ___ into the food causing it to rot.
- 10. ___ can be found in raw meats, poultry, eggs, sprouts, fruit and vegetables.
- 14. During ___, bacteria reduce the dissolved oxygen content in water supplies.
