Across
- 3. The unintended presence of potentially harmful substances, including microorganisms in food.
- 4. Poisons that are produced by microorganisms, carried by fish or released by plants.
- 7. A group of microorganisms that includes molds and yeasts.
- 8. A thick-walled protective structure produced by certain bacteria and fungi to protect their cells.
- 10. Living single-celled organisms.
- 11. A protein-wrapped genetic material which is the smallest and simplest life-form known.
Down
- 1. A disease that is carried or transmitted to humans by food containing harmful substances.
- 2. The number of new cases of foodborne illness in a given population during a specified period
- 5. A microorganism that is infectious and causes disease.
- 6. A small life form, seen only through a microscope, that may cause disease.
- 9. A microorganism that needs a host to survive.