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LIFE OF MICROBES
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4. A group of bacteria growing on a Petri dish.
5. We get this when we have had some types of
diseases, or receive a vaccination.
9. Spherical bacteria.
13. These are only able to multiply within the living
cells of a host.
16. Under-cooking this food item can lead to food
poisoning.
17. Used by scientists to grow bacteria and fungi in a
laboratory.
19. Bacteria show this when they are unaffected by
antibiotics.
21. Common, inexpensive substance that can be
used to prevent infection.
23. A microorganism that causes disease.
25. Unicellular microorganisms which have cell walls
but don’t have a nucleus. Some can cause
disease.
26. The thread-like structures that fungi spread
through soil or organic matter.
27. This type of fungi is a popular food item.
28. These proteins on the outside of viruses bind to
the host cell before infection.
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1. Experimenting with this type of pox lead to a cure
for smallpox.
2. Made up of only one cell.
3. A group of spore-producing organisms that
feeding on organic matter.
6. Rod-shaped bacteria.
7. Last name of the scientist that discovered the first
antibiotic.
8. A common fungal infection that spoils many
types of fruit.
10. Carried by the wind, if these land in a favourable
place, they may grow to become fungi.
11. A substance that provides protection from a
specific disease.
12. A type of bacteria that causes many cases of
food poisoning each year.
14. Describes a disease caused by microorganisms.
15. A very small living thing.
17. A type of medicine that kills or disables bacteria.
18. Lower this to make bacteria grow more slowly.
20. One of the major portals of entry into the human
body for disease causing pathogens.
22. A type of fungus prized by tūpuna for tā moko.
24. The phase that begins a bacterial growth curve.
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