Microbes and Diseases
BiologyMicrobiology vocabulary: fungi, yeast, protozoa, pathogens, pasteurization, vaccines, antibiotics, endemic and pandemic diseases.
This biology crossword has 12 clues. Select a numbered square, read the matching clue, and type the answer. Crossing letters help confirm each word. You can print a worksheet or make your own crossword from a custom word list.
Horizontal Words
- Non-green plants; cannot synthesize their own food; unicellular or multicellular (5)
- Prevention of spoiling of food from the action of microorganisms (12)
- Disease-causing microorganisms (9)
- A unicellular fungus. (5)
- The medicines that kill or stop the growth of disease-causing microorganisms (11)
- Widespread occurrence of an infectious disease over a whole country or the world (8)
Vertical Words
- The milk is heated to 70°C for 15 seconds and then suddenly chilled and stored. (14)
- Bacteria responsible for the formation of curd from milk. (13)
- The substance which is injected to trigger the body to develop its own defence (7)
- A disease or condition regularly found in a certain area (7)
- Microbes that are unicellular animals (8)
- Prokaryotic, single-celled microorganisms (8)
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This puzzle includes clues such as “Non-green plants; cannot synthesize their own food; unicellular or multicellular”, “The milk is heated to 70°C for 15 seconds and then suddenly chilled and stored.”, and “Prevention of spoiling of food from the action of microorganisms”. Read the full across and down lists next to the grid before deciding where to begin. An exact definition or familiar fact is usually a good starting point; after entering it, check each crossing clue against the letters now available. The clue text comes from the community puzzle submission and is displayed unchanged for solving.
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