Microbiology Crossword Puzzle

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Microbiology Crossword Puzzle

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QUESTIONS LIST:

  • eukaryotes: algae, protozoa, and fungi
  • algae: fresh or salt water habitat, photosynthetic, unicellular or multicellular organism
  • spirochete: corkscrew-shaped
  • spirillum: spiral-shaped bacteria
  • vibrio: curved rod
  • coccus: spherical/round
  • protozoa: no cell wall, extremely motile, single-celled
  • bacillus: rod-shaped
  • coccobacillus: shortened rod
  • diplo: arranged in pairs
  • strepto: chain arrangement
  • fungi: uni & multicellular, chitin in cell walls
  • tetrads: four cells
  • staphlo: clusters of bacterial cells
  • sarcina: 8, 16+ cells in cubic form
  • gram +: thick cell wall, peptidoglycan & teichoic acid, no internal/external membrane
  • gram -: bacteria classified as _ have thin cells walls with outer/inner membrane