Across
- 4. Obligate anaerobes than can survive and grow limitedly in the presence of oxygen
- 6. 96% of dry cell weight
- 9. These derive nutrients from the cells or tissues of a living host
- 11. Refrigeration temperature causes the growth of these rarely pathogenic bacteria
- 12. An organism that must obtain its carbon from organic molecules
- 13. Microbes that can survive short exposure to high temperatures
- 14. Gases and metals and their salts are examples of…nutrients
- 15. Organisms that feed on organic material from dead organisms
Down
- 1. Nutrients that contain carbon (C) and hydrogen (H) atoms
- 2. Prefer high salt concentration
- 3. An organism that makes its own food and gets carbon from CO2
- 5. …are able to thrive in harsh environments because they do not depend on outside sources of carbon other than CO2
- 7. One microorganism benefits while the other is not significantly helped or harmed
- 8. Established, normal microbiota protect the host by inhibiting pathogenic bacterial growth
- 10. Humans are an example of…