Across
- 3. Contains nucleus and membrane bound organelles.
- 4. A diverse group of simple, plant-like organisms that live in water or moist places and make their own energy using sunlight.
- 5. Microscopic, single celled, no distinct nucleus,an organism.
- 9. The scientific study of microorganisms.
- 11. What microbes lack a cellular structure entirely and must infect a host cell to replicate?
- 12. Any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes yeasts, molds, and mushrooms.
- 14. Multicellular parasitic worms that live inside a host organism to feed and gain protection.
- 15. Misfolded proteins that act as infectious agents by forcing normal proteins in the body to adopt the same abnormal, misshapen structure
Down
- 1. What microbes are living, autonomous units made of one or more cells?
- 2. No nucleus, no membrane bound organelles.
- 6. Single celled organisms that form a major domain of life
- 7. Microscopic, single-celled eukaryotic organisms that live in water, soil, or inside other living things as parasites.
- 8. Living organisms come only from other living organisms through reproduction.
- 10. A tiny, infectious agent made of genetic material inside a protein coat that can only multiply by hijacking a living host cell.
- 13. Tiny living organisms.