Bacteria Unit Crossword Puzzle

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QUESTIONS LIST: helpful : not all bacteria are bad. most are very _ to us, chromosome : this organelle contains the instructions for the bacteria cell and controls its activities, viruses : these germs cause diseases like chicken pox and the flu, bleach : this cleaning product can kill 99.9% of bacteria on surfaces and in the laundry, honey : one of the foods that fight bacteria and kill germs naturally, unicellular : bacteria is _ because it is made of only one cell, carriers : some people are " _ " of stds and can infect other people, cytoplasm : the watery interior of plant, animal and bacteria cells, microscope : we need this to be able to see bacteria, germs : there are 4 major types of _ (a.k.a. foreign invaders), antibodies : the lymphocytes produce _ to destroy foreign invaders, salmonella : this bacteria can cause food poisoning, yogurt : good bacteria is used to make this healthy food that helps our body fight off bacteria, cell wall : this organelle protects the bacteria cell and gives it shape, lymphocytes : "memory" cells that remember germs it has seen before, penicillin : this antibiotic medicine is prescribed by your doctor when your body needs extra help fighting off bacteria, flu : every person 6 months and older needs a vaccine for this disease every year, flagella : the long tails on some bacteria that help them "swim" around, nucleus : this organelle is the "brain" of plant and animal cells, but bacteria does not have one, immune system : the natural, built-in disease-fighting system of the body, bacteria : tiny, one-celled organisms that are everywhere around us, pathogens : the bad bacteria that can make us sick, corkscrew : one of the 5 shapes of bacteria