Across
- 3. a member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms which have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some which can cause disease.
- 5. a microscopic single-celled organism that has neither a distinct nucleus with a membrane nor other specialized organelles.
- 6. requiring the presence of air or free oxygen for life
- 8. a genetic structure in a cell that can replicate independently of the chromosomes, typically a small circular DNA strand in the cytoplasm of a bacterium or protozoan
- 10. a long, lashlike appendage serving as an organ of locomotion in protozoa, sperm cells, etc.
- 11. independent of sexual processes, especially not involving the union of male and female germ cells
Down
- 1. a medicine that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms.
- 2. any organism capable of self-nourishment by using inorganic materials as a source of nutrients and using photosynthesis or chemosynthesis as a source of energy, as most plants and certain bacteria and protists
- 4. A polymer found in the cell walls of prokaryotes that consists of polysaccharide and peptide chains in a strong molecular network
- 7. fission into two organisms approximately equal in size.
- 8. a hair or hairlike structure.
- 9. living in the absence of air or free oxygen