Across
- 3. Having flagella at both ends.
- 6. Having a flagellum at one pole.
- 8. Helical shaped bacteria; rigid cell wall
- 14. Granular structures that serve as storage vessels
- 16. Flagella distributed all around a cell.
- 17. Process by which living cells engulf and destroy foreign particles (such as bacteria).
- 26. Help propel spirochetes in a spiral motion
- 27. Helical shaped bacteria; flexible cell wall
- 29. This structure is involved in exchange of genetic material between some G- bacteria; long and few in number
- 31. Number of chromosomes in a prokaryotic cell.
- 33. After a Gram stain is complete, G- organisms are stained ________.
- 34. Polysaccharide present in G+ and G- cells.
- 39. Bacteria known to cause the most common form of the Bubonic plague.
- 41. Region of a prokaryotic cell that contains most, or all, of the genetic material.
- 43. These can be a problem in the food industry because they are hard to kill and produce toxins.
- 44. Prefix used when bacterial cells appear in a bunch or cluster.
- 45. These cells have many layers of peptidoglycan
Down
- 1. Prefix used when bacterial cells appear in a chain.
- 2. "sugar coat" that lies external to the cell wall
- 4. Major component of the cell membrane
- 5. Present in eukaryotes, but not in prokaryotes
- 7. These cells have an outer membrane which helps them evade destruction by the host's immune cells.
- 9. Bacteria shaped like curved rods
- 10. After the primary stain is added, G+ and G- cells appear what color?
- 11. Selectively-permeable; retains cytoplasm and provides a location for various metabolic reactions.
- 12. Polysaccharide layer that is firmly attached to the outer layer of prokaryotic cells.
- 13. Term used to describe bacteria that are variable in shape.
- 15. Disease causing
- 18. Holds the shape of a cell and prevents it from rupture due to osmotic pressure.
- 19. The mordant used in a Gram stain procedure.
- 20. The counterstain used in a Gram staining procedure.
- 21. Structure found in all bacterial cells.
- 22. Exist independently of the chromosome; Increase chance of survival but not required for growth or reproduction
- 23. Filamentous structures extending from the surface of some bacterial cells; help them attach to substrate; May have hundreds per cell.
- 24. The decolorizing agent in a Gram stain procedure.
- 25. Mechanism of bacterial reproduction
- 28. Primary stain used in Gram staining procedure
- 29. Interferes with cell wall synthesis.
- 30. Involved in bacterial locomotion.
- 32. Bacteria that are rod shaped
- 35. Help bacteria survive extreme conditions.
- 36. You must do this prior to staining & smearing in order to kill the specimen and firmly attach it to the slide.
- 37. Endospore formation occurs when a G+ cell lacks ______
- 38. Bacteria that are round.
- 40. Organelle that is involved in protein synthesis
- 42. The genetic material of all prokaryotes.