Category: Curriculum Map

Puzzle – Bacteria

 

Bacteria

Across

4. bacteria that require oxygen

6. stain used to dye bacteria so they can be classified

10. example of a photsynthetic, cyanobacterium that causes eutrophication 12. number of chromosomes in bacteria

14. rod shaped bacteria

19. bacteria living in very salty environments

20. corkscrew shaped bacteria that may cause disease such as syphillis

22. example of an enteric bacteria living in the human intestines

27. bacteria that live in very hot, acid environments such as hot springs

28. bacteria that gram stain purple

30. live in swamps and in sewage and produce methane gas

31. long whip-like tails for movement in some bacteria

32. term used to refer to most bacteria

34. prefix used when bacteria grow in chains

36. process where two bacteria join and exchange genetic material

38. found in the cell walls of archaebacteria

 

Down

1. dormant stage of gram negative bacteria to help them survive harsh environments

2. bacteria that can carry on photosynthesis

3. bacteria that do not need oxygen

5. organisms without a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles

7. kingdom containing more ancient bacteria

8. short hairs on the cell wall of some bacteria for attachment

9. bacteria that feed on dead and decaying material

11. spherical shaped bacteria 13. kingdom containing most bacteria

15. sticky sugars on the capsule of some bacteria for attachment

16. process where a single bacterium divides to make two identical bacteria

17. type of environment in which archaebacteria live

18. bacteria found in soil that produce antibiotics 21. poisons made by some bacteria

23. outer covering of polysaccharides that protects some bacteria & helps them attach

24. bacteria that live in the intestines of some animals to aid digestion

25. protein-carbohydrate in the cell walls of eubacteria

26. used to classify bacteria

29. bacterial produced substances that stop the growth of other microorganisms

33. showed evidence that bacteria have existed for 3.5 billion years

35. prefix used when bacteria grow in grapelike clusters

37. bacteria that gram stain red to pink

39. example of a nitrogen-fixing bacteria that lives on the roots of plants

40. corkscrew shaped bacteria

 

Nucleic Acids Puzzle

 

Nucleic Acids

 

U T E D T G G F H E A G Z K Y X L R E E
Z P P N X T S L J G S D W O N M E N J S
R R R A A B R C H U C A E A I P I E E A
M O N H E J T A G P D L C N L D O G D R
C O M P L E M E N T A R Y I I A I O E E
T F G K A F K F D S K L C M L N L R O M
C R K P S C U D J I C A I Z Q E E D X Y
G E W N I T Z F P K T R J C A H H Y Y L
U A E R D A W Z B I Y O I G A J B H R O
A D C M I M G O O P P H E P B R A T I P
N O I T A L S N A R T H N L T L U V B M
I D E N T I C A L O T U O A C I S P O Y
N E S O B I R W G V C Q S S C U O E S E
E D X S X Y W W Q L K R Z Y P Y N N E N
P S E R D K V H E R K N T A J H J G O I
C P M R W K C U N W E O X K T J A I A R
E G S T C R S A B A S E H P C K T T C U
J F S J I L Z B G I Y Y V B O A P A E P
N I T Z K U N R N N U K O F T N F D N J
P M J O B J H E H M I T B U O C D N H B
S B M J C Z M G D C W L M W F R U Z N S
N I L K N A R F B C R Z H M P I K L S V
X S Y I H J N I T R O G E N V G V D W Q
O P R W I E S R A W M F G S I M D H G Y
H K K L J C C G I Z B R Q U T K A A H R

Find the following terms and then number and define them on the back of this paper.

 

ADENINE BASE COMPLEMENTARY
CRICK CYTOSINE DEOXYRIBOSE
DNA FORK FRANKLIN
GUANINE HELICASE HYDROGEN
IDENTICAL MUTATION NITROGEN
NUCLEOTIDE NUCLEUS PHOSPHATE
POLYMERASE PROOFREAD PURINE
PYRIMIDINE REPLICATION RIBOSE
RNA TRANSCRIPTION TRANSLATION
URACIL

 

 

 

Solution

 

 

Fungi Puzzle

 

Fungi
Find each term and then number and define it on the back of this paper.

 

K A D S V S O U L J A W M T N
M B T E E V P O A N Y M U R I
T U Y O U L O O T E A U I O T
S A I Y C T F H R E N S N F I
E T Q L S Y E F G E A H O E H
P E O D L R M R U T S R G U C
T I A L I I E O O R Z O O Q X
A O C D O A C C G M T O C U S
T D I S H N Y I B Y Y M S O S
Y U T P A M S P N K Z C A R P
M M Y C O L O G Y E L A O R O
B H A C B B C C X C P T B T R
U I S B B A S I D I A I H S A
D A V M S S S R C U P N I Y N
D V M J W I B M H R J A O G G
I A X Y O D L O M I S M G J I
N P M L C I J M T V Z A Z R U
G C O E N O C Y T I C O I L M
S S I U W M R Y S R S N I Y L
M Q N J B Y F R D N G N E D M
M U I L E C Y M H W E A H C S
A I D I N O C K O I S H C F K
P K R Z C T D R W T Z J C K J
Y F C Z M A M R N K P A R I W
S U L L I G R E P S A M W I L

 

 

AMANITA ANTHERIDIUM ASCI
ASCOGONIUM ASCOMYCOTA ASPERGILLUS
BASIDIA BASIDIOMYCOTA BUDDING
CHITIN COENOCYTIC CONIDIA
DEUTEROMYCOTA HYPHAE LICHENS
MOLD MUSHROOM MYCELIUM
MYCOLOGY MYCORRHIZA PENICILLIUM
RHIZOIDS RINGWORM ROUQUEFORT
SEPTA SPORANGIUM SPORES
STOLONS TOADSTOOL TRUFFLES
YEAST ZYGOMYCOTA

 

 

Solution

 

 

 

Puzzle – Virus

 

Viruses
 

 

 Unscramble and then define the following words:

 

 

1) usivr __________________________
2) loyirvog __________________________
3) estalyn __________________________
4) omaics __________________________
5) trcsiionzyllata __________________________
6) loabeimsmt __________________________
7) iavnirtla __________________________
8) oivgnnlin __________________________
9) pcasid __________________________
10) ycileonrgtop __________________________
11) genome __________________________
12) naspiecasrttr __________________________
13) nlveepoe __________________________
14) skisep __________________________
15) nrateonme __________________________
16) aiertlcep __________________________
17) tieronp __________________________
18) eicucnl __________________________
19) ivh __________________________
20) mdcicoynimfieenu __________________________
21) shoiocdraen __________________________
22) xlhie __________________________
23) stho __________________________
24) onrvuesaid __________________________
25) ervrsriuto __________________________
26) riviod __________________________
27) niopr __________________________
28) cltrneuillaar __________________________
29) rheaiaobgtepc __________________________
30) schaieehcri __________________________
31) locrla __________________________
32) atil __________________________
33) cytil __________________________
34) riveutln __________________________
35) lsmysbae __________________________
36) silsy __________________________
37) eacntmttha __________________________
38) ociyenlsg __________________________
39) tmterepea __________________________
40) ophregpa __________________________
41) jiectonni __________________________
42) cidaetinvat __________________________
43) ttadtueena __________________________
44) psmaloxl __________________________
45) asmlees __________________________
46) nenzalfiu __________________________
47) nugjlse __________________________

 

 

Solution