Microbe Crossword

2. Made of calcium carbonate
8. Most outstanding characteristic is the possession of two flagella, one wrapped around a groove along the middle of the cell and one trailing free
16. Consist of only a short chain of genetic material containing relatively few genes and protected by an outer protein coat
17. organisms that manufacture organic matter from CO2
18. Organisms with cells that contain a nucleus and other organelles that are enclosed by membranes
19. organisms with cells that do not have a nucleus or most other organelles
20. What is the energy source for Nitrogen Fixation?

1. DNA and RNA, complex molecules that store and transmit genetic information
3. Protozoans that have many hair-like cilia
4. Organisms that cannot make their own food and must use the organic matter produced by autotrophs
5. Is all the chemical reactions that take place in an organism
6. Vents Undersea hot springs associated with mid-ocean ridges and other geologically active environments
7. A sequence of nucleotides in the DNA molecule that directs the production of a particular protein
9. What major group uses this type of reaction?
10. particles of dead organic matter
11. Organisms that can use energy to make organic matter
12. Are unicellular, though many species aggregate into chains or star-like groups
13. Are eukaryotic and mostly multicellular
14. A complex carbohydrate characteristic of plants and other primary producers
15. The production of new individuals by simple division without involving gametes, so that the offspring are genetically identical to the parents.