Microbiology Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. Developed the first successful vaccine (against smallpox)
  2. 6. Single-celled prokaryotes, often with a peptidoglycan cell wall
  3. 7. A unicellular organism without a nucleus
  4. 9. Rigid layer providing structure and protection to the cell
  5. 10. Short appendages used for attachment to surfaces
  6. 14. First to observe live microbes with a microscope
  7. 19. Photosynthetic eukaryotes found in water, producing much of Earth’s oxygen
  8. 21. The study of organisms too small to be seen with the naked eye
  9. 22. Jelly-like substance inside the cell containing organelles
  10. 26. The conversion of sugar to alcohol or acid by microbes
  11. 29. Bacteria with thin peptidoglycan and outer membrane; stain pink
  12. 30. A method to protect against disease using weakened microbes
  13. 32. Short, hair-like projections used for movement in eukaryotic cells
  14. 33. Long, whip-like structures used for bacterial movement
  15. 36. Motile, single-celled eukaryotic organisms, often parasitic
  16. 37. Longer appendages involved in DNA transfer between bacteria
  17. 38. An acellular microbe that requires a host to reproduce
Down
  1. 1. Clustered spherical bacteria resembling grapes
  2. 2. A rod-shaped bacterium
  3. 4. Structure responsible for protein synthesis
  4. 5. Proposed the idea of a “magic bullet” in chemotherapy
  5. 8. Main component of bacterial cell walls
  6. 11. An organism whose cells contain a nucleus and organelles
  7. 12. Chain-like arrangement of spherical bacteria
  8. 13. Discovered penicillin accidentally
  9. 15. Highly resistant bacterial structure formed in harsh conditions
  10. 16. A sticky, protective outer layer outside the cell wall
  11. 17. Prokaryotes that often live in extreme environments and lack peptidoglycan
  12. 18. Comma-shaped bacteria
  13. 20. Developed postulates to link microbes to disease
  14. 23. Disproved spontaneous generation; developed pasteurization
  15. 24. Scientist who established binomial nomenclature
  16. 25. Tightly coiled, flexible bacteria with axial filaments
  17. 26. Eukaryotes with chitin cell walls; include yeasts and molds
  18. 27. Region containing DNA in a prokaryotic cell
  19. 28. Community of microbes adhering to surfaces in a protective matrix
  20. 31. Small circular DNA molecules in bacteria, often carrying resistance genes
  21. 32. A round-shaped bacterium
  22. 34. Bacteria with thick peptidoglycan layer; stain purple
  23. 35. Helically shaped, rigid bacteria