Microbiology Puzzle 2 Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• bacteria: single cell microorganism that lacks a nucleus and uses binary fission to multiply
• bacilli: rod-shaped
• pathogenicity: ability to cause disease
• coccobacillus: shortened rod
• sterilization: process by which all living cells, viable spores, and viruses are either destroyed or removed from an object or habitat
• diplo: arranged in pairs
• colonization: formation of a population of microorganisms
• capsule: protective covering of a microorganism to defend against phagocytosis and effects on environment
• acidic: a solution with a ph value below 7 on the ph scale.
• strepto: chain arrangement
• colony: a description of a cluster of cells on a solid medium, seen by naked eye
• antibiotic: substances such as penicillin or streptomycin, that is made by fungi or microorganisms that inhibit the growth or destroy bacteria
• differential: _ media that contains substances to assist in altering the appearance of types of organisms to help identify each organism
• microbe: a microscopic organism too small to be seen with the human eye. usually refers to single-celled organisms such as bacteria, archaea, protozoa, or others.
• fungi: unicellular & multicellular, chitin in cell walls
• agar: gelatin-like substance obtained from red algae with nutrients that is used to grow