Microbes

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
c r o r a s m
Any organism of ___ size (plural)
2.
n u e n
An acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
3.
e m e t i n
A process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances
4.
i u e
5.
i s
The abbreviation for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, an advanced stage of HIV infection.
6.
a t e e f o
7.
a c e a
Tiny single-celled living things, some of which cause illness
8.
a b i
9.
e i d e
A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease
10.
u i
The taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools
11.
o e r
An acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food
12.
s s e
An illness that harms the body
13.
a s
Any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division
14.
e t i o
The invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead
15.
y o g
A custard-like food made from curdled milk
16.
i n i y
The condition in which an organism can resist disease
17.
c e e
Dairy food made from milk
18.
a n i o i
A chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure
19.
b d
Baked food made from flour, used for sandwiches
20.
v c i
Immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order
21.
r s i o n
The metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules
22.
u n i t i n
23.
n e
Drink made from grapes