This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Microbiology has 14 clues. Answers range from 5 to 22 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
The way in which a plant or animal protects itself from pathogens. (Its the only immune response in plants)
The first line of defence, in the absence of of immunisation, against pathogens which enter the body.
Immune response that occurs when the pathogen penetrates the first line of natural immunity.
Blood cells that destroy pathogens during the acquired immune response.
Natural immune response in the body when they body temperature increases to prevent the multiplication and spread of pathogens.
Two types of leukocytes (white blood cells) that play a role in the active immune response.
A disease causing organism.
Two types of lymphocytes that play the most important role in the active immune response. (Some become memory cells that remain in the blood)
A term used for “clump up” in immunity.
Structures formed by the B-lymphocytes that’s used to mark pathogens and cause them to agglutinate and burst.
The type of leukocyte (white blood cell) that recognises and destroy the body cells that are infected by the virus as the antibodies cannot reach viruses within the host cells.
Leukocytes (white blood cells) that surround and engulf pathogens.
The process where phagocytes surround and engulf pathogens.
Protein molecules that occur as markers on the surface of all body cells, viruses, bacteria, protozoa and fungi.