Microbiology Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. common to a specific region or group of people
  2. 5. needs oxygen to survive
  3. 7. protein extension of many bacteria
  4. 8. an epidemic that covers a vast geological reigion
  5. 12. is killed by oxygen
  6. 13. long-term host of a pathogen; often does not get disease OR infection is non-lethal
  7. 16. prokaryote often miscalled blue-green algae
  8. 17. Any agent that carries or transports disease
  9. 19. Deactivated, not killed, virulent part of the is decommissioned, greatest immune response
  10. 21. other or different
  11. 22. sexual reproduction in bacteria; transfer genetic material in the form of a plasmid from one to another
  12. 25. organism that makes food through photosynthesis, but also relied on obtaining food from another source, produces and consumes
  13. 26. protective layer surrounding the cell wall of some bacteria
  14. 27. nucleus
  15. 31. asexual reproduction of bacteria (cloning method)
  16. 32. breaks apart
  17. 33. A disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans
  18. 34. lives off of dead matter; aka decomposer
  19. 35. dormant, tough non-reproductive structure produced by some Gram + bacteria
  20. 36. the area of the chromosome; typically a single circular chromosome
  21. 37. A type of immunity that occurs when the vaccination of a significant portion of a population provides a measure of protection for individuals who have not developed immunity
Down
  1. 1. an outbreak or high occurrence of a disease that spreads rapidly and widely in a population or area
  2. 2. Foreign body
  3. 3. true or good
  4. 4. chains of
  5. 6. toxin/poison {PROTEIN} released during binary fission or cell death
  6. 9. The study of the cause, control, and distribution of disease
  7. 10. virus that attacks only bacteria
  8. 11. clumps or clusters of
  9. 12. makes own food; aka producer
  10. 14. does not need oxygen to survive, but can tolerate it
  11. 15. gets food from another source; aka consumer
  12. 18. A disease causing agent such as a virus
  13. 20. cells with a defined nucleas
  14. 23. self
  15. 24. decay
  16. 28. nutrition
  17. 29. {LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE} found in the cell wall and released as cell lyse
  18. 30. loop or circular piece of DNA that replicated within bacteria independently
  19. 35. found in the intestine