microbe crossword puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. an invective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host.
  2. 9. the sudden or violent start of something unwelcome, such as war, disease, etc
  3. 10. another term for archaebacteria.
  4. 12. (of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area.
  5. 13. any of a group of spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter, including molds, yeast, mushrooms, and toadstools.
  6. 16. a microorganism especially one which causes disease.
  7. 17. change or cause to change in form or nature.
  8. 19. a microscopic organism, especially a bacterium, virus, or fungus.
  9. 20. a member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms which have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease.
Down
  1. 2. is the biological process by which new individual organisms – "offspring" – are produced from their "parent" or parents
  2. 3. a physical or mental feature which is regarded as indicating a condition of disease, particularly such a feature that is apparent to the patient.
  3. 4. (of a disease) spread from one person or organism to another by direct or indirect contact.
  4. 5. A complex network of cells, tissues, organs, and the substances they make that helps the body fight infections and other diseases.
  5. 6. an organism that lives in or on an organism of another species (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other's expense.
  6. 7. (of organic matter) rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi.
  7. 8. an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.
  8. 11. the process of infecting or the state of being infected.
  9. 14. causing or likely to cause harm.
  10. 15. conditions or practices conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease, especially through cleanliness.
  11. 18. a phylum or group of phyla that comprises the single-celled microscopic animals, which include amoebas, flagellates, ciliates, sporozoans, and many other forms. They are now usually treated as a number of phyla belonging to the kingdom Protista.