Bacterial Growth Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• dinoflagellates : are sometimes called pyrrhophyta , meaning “fire plants”.
• acidophiles : microorganisms that show optimal growth in highly acidic environments.
• thermophiles : organisms capable of enduring or even thriving under conditions of extreme temperatures
• halophiles : those microorganisms that require salt (nacl) for growth, and they can be found in all three domains of life
• bacterial growth : involves inoculating a certain number of bacteria into a suitable liquid medium and checking the number of viable cells at different time
• nitrogen : is required by all living organisms for the synthesis of proteins, nucleic acids and other nitrogen containing compounds.
• lag phase : it is a growth period of a cluster of cells in a culture medium
• growth factors : organic compounds such as amino acids , purines , pyrimidines , and vitamins that a cell must have for growth but cannot synthesize itself
• stationary phase : when conditions are no longer ideal for reproduction and cells start to experience stress that results in changed metabolic activity.
• binary fission : the process of one cell simply dividing into two