16.1 Viruses

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Across
  1. 3. a protein coat that surrounds the genetic material of a virus
  2. 4. a small infectious agent composed of only nucleic acids and without protein
  3. 5. a form of viral replication in which the viral genes are added to and copied along with the host cell genome without destroying the host cell
  4. 6. a small infectious agent made up only of proteins
  5. 8. an organism, virus, or infectious protein that causes disease or illness in another organism
  6. 9. an enzyme used by retroviruses that makes a DNA copy of the viral RNA genome
  7. 10. a form of viral replication in which many copies of viruses are made within the host cell, causing the cell to burst
Down
  1. 1. a type of virus where the genetic material of the virus is converted from RNA to DNA, which is the reverse flow of genetic information
  2. 2. any virus that infects bacteria
  3. 4. a piece of genetic material enclosed in a protein coat
  4. 7. a drug made with an inactive or incomplete part of a pathogen used to increase a person's own immunity to that pathogen