Across
- 2. The collective genome of microorganisms inhabiting a specific environment, especially the body, influencing health and disease.
- 4. Relating to the cycle in which chemical elements and simple substances are transferred between living systems and the environment.
- 7. Microscopic organisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa, which can have beneficial or harmful effects on hosts and ecosystems.
- 9. An imbalance or maladaptation in the microbial composition and functions in a particular environment within the body.
- 15. Causing or capable of causing disease.
Down
- 1. Mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand.
- 3. To cause or accelerate a reaction by acting as a catalyst.
- 5. Present everywhere at the same time, often used to characterize a pervasive phenomenon or influence.
- 6. Impossible to subdue or defeat; unconquerable.
- 8. Capable of being assimilated, absorbed, or incorporated.
- 10. The action of taking forcible possession of something; confiscation, or in environmental science, the long-term storage of atmospheric carbon dioxide or other forms of carbon to mitigate global warming.
- 11. A close, interactive relationship between two different biological organisms, often benefiting both.
- 12. Found everywhere; widespread.
- 13. Relating to a person's body, especially as opposed to their spirit.
- 14. A very steep rock face or cliff, or metaphorically, a point where danger, trouble, or difficulty begins.