Microorganisms Unit

2. the region inside the membrane
3. tiny structures located in the cytoplasm
5. a long whiplike structure that helps a cell move
6. single celled organism
7. a chemical that can kill bacteria without harming a person's cells
9. an organism that lives on or in a host and causes it harm
10. the process in which one cell divides to form two identical cells
11. organisms that break down large chemicals in dead organisms into small chemicals
13. provides energy for a virus or other organism

1. a substance introduced into the body to stimulate the production of chemicals that destroy specific viruses or bacteria
2. the process that one bacterium transfers some of its genetic material into another bacterium
3. the process of breaking down food
4. a time the food is heated to a temperature that is hot enough to kill harmful bacteria
8. a poison that causes the deadly disease tetanus
12. a small round thick walled resting cell