Microbes in welfare bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   Bacteria that turn milk to curd.

   Item

   LAB

2. Clue

   Large vessel for growing microbes.

   Item

   Fermentor

3. Clue

   First antibiotic discovered.

   Item

   Penicillin

4. Clue

   Microbe masses in aeration tanks.

   Item

   Flocs

5. Clue

   Oxygen needed to oxidise organic matter.

   Item

   BOD

6. Clue

   Makes biogas from cellulose.

   Item

   Methanogen

7. Clue

   Bacterium that kills caterpillars.

   Item

   Bt

8. Clue

   Nitrogen fixer in legume nodules.

   Item

   Rhizobium

9. Clue

   Fungus-root partnership.

   Item

   Mycorrhiza

Instructions

Read each clue and tap the term it describes.

Explanation