This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Microbiology has 15 clues. Answers range from 5 to 21 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Organisms too small to be seen without a microscope.
The study of microorganisms.
Noncellular microbes that must infect a host cell.
Prokaryotic cells lacking nucleus that grow in all habitats.
Prokaryotic cells lacking nucleus, that never cause disease.
A process by which microbes gain energy by converting sugars to alcohol.
The theory that microbes arise spontaneously, without parental organisms.
Organisms that feed solely on inorganic minerals.
Microbes that live within multicellular organisms and provide essential functions for their hosts.
Eukaryotic microbes containing chloroplasts that conduct photosynthesis.
Eukaryotic microbes usually single-celled, which are motile heterotrophs.
Heterotrophic organisms that are usually nonmotile and grow by absorbing nutrients from their surroundings.
Distinct populations of bacteria, each grown from a single cell.
The production of living organisms from other living organisms. Life comes from life.
Discovered vaccines for rabies and anthrax.