Microbes and Fungi Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• binaryfission : type of asexual reproduction in bacteria where a cell splits in half
• lichen : an association between a fungus and a bacteria or alga
• plasmid : type of bacterial dna that carry genes for specific functions
• parasite : organism that lives on or in another and feeds on it
• conjugation : transfer of plasmid dna from one bacterial cell to an adjacent bacterial cell
• transduction : transfer of a segment of dna from a bacteriophage to a bacterial cell
• extremophiles : most archaea like to live in very hot, very salty, and/or very low oxygen conditions, making them _
• biofilm : a gummy and gooey microbial community
• mycellium : a mass of fungal hyphae
• anoxic : an environment that lacks oxygen
• nucleus : archae are not classified as eukarya becasue their cells lack a
• malaria : a disease caused by protists, transferred by a mosquito
• bacteria : e. coli is an example of a _ that lives int eh human digestive system
• phototroph : organism that uses energy from the sun
• mychorriza : mutualistic relationship between fungus and plant roots
• phagocytosis : feeding mechanism of protists that involves "funneling" food into the cell in a vacuole and digesting the food
• hypha : a filament of a fungus (may be one or more cells)
• probiotics : beneficial bacteria that live in the intestinal organs
• commensalism : symbiotic relationship between organisms that both benefit
• chemolithotrophs : bacteria that metabolize inorganic compounds
• transformation : transfer of a segment of dna from the environment to a bacterial cell