Bacteria & Viruses Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. using virus's to infiltrate cells and insert healthy genes
  2. 3. An organism that something else lives on or in
  3. 4. Oldest bacteria; they are often found in thermal vents and volcanoes
  4. 7. Not all viruses have this, it protects the genetic information
  5. 12. Kills bacteria
  6. 13. "Chain"
  7. 14. A one-celled prokaryote
  8. 18. Often found in sunny places, bacteria of this type use photosynthesis for their energy.
  9. 21. Spiral-shaped
  10. 23. When a virus's DNA and proteins are copied to create new viruses
  11. 25. Examples are DNA & RNA
  12. 27. Rod-shaped
  13. 28. These proteins mimic the nutrients that a cell needs to survive
  14. 29. The process of RNA "reading DNA
Down
  1. 1. Give off methane as a byproduct and are often found in the bottoms of lakes, swamps, and the digestive system
  2. 3. Bacteria of this type must consume waste to create their energy
  3. 5. The outer protein coating of a virus, it disintegrates once a virus has infiltrated the cell
  4. 6. When a retrovirus's RNA is turned into DNA so that it may then be read by the cells's RNA
  5. 8. A classification of anaerobic bacteria that can survive extremely harsh conditions
  6. 9. Called true bacteria, they are the only bacteria that cause disease
  7. 10. "Salt-loving" bacteria with a special protective membrane
  8. 11. Not quite alive, these strands of nucleic acid have no cell or membrane. They must reproduce in a host.
  9. 15. A beneficial relationship for both parties
  10. 16. "Clusters"
  11. 17. "Pair"
  12. 19. Something that is harmful to its host
  13. 20. These are viral proteins that mimic the proteins that a cell needs to survive
  14. 22. Rather than mitosis or meiosis, a bacterium divides by replicating DNA, elongating and then splitting
  15. 23. This nucleic acid "reads" DNA, allows information to be transmitted
  16. 24. This nucleic acid codes for the proteins that a cell needs to live
  17. 26. Spherical-shaped