This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Microbiology has 18 clues. Answers range from 5 to 19 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
What has a protein coat that protects an inner core of genetic material, and cannot be reproduced?
________ are prokaryotes.
The process of breaking down food is called____________.
An __________ is a small, rounded, thick-walled resting cell that forms inside a bacterial cell.
_______________delays spoiling milk and juice.
Sometimes bacteria reproduce sexually by a process called ________.
____________ are "nature's recyclers".
A long, whip-like structure that helps a cell to move.
Located in the cytoplasm are tiny structures called ___________.
The region inside cell-membrane, called the __________, contains a gel-like fluid that moves structures throughout the cell.
Bacteria sometimes reproduce asexually by a process called, ______ _______, in which one cell divides to form two identical cells.
__________ are autotrophs, can be unicellular or multicellular, and use pigments to capture the sun's energy.
Chemicals that produce color.
Except for the simplest fungi, such as unicellular yeasts, the cells of most fungi are arranged in structures called _____
__________ are eukaryotes that have cell walls, are heterotrophs that feed by absorbing their food, and use spores to reproduce.
_______consists of a fungus and either algae or autotrophic bacteria that live together in a relationship that benefits both organisms.
Fungi produce spores in reproductive structures called ________ ________.
Unicellular yeast cells undergo a form of asexual reproduction called_________.