Bio Chapter 21 Crossword
Across
- 3. Bacteriophage DNA that is embedded in the bacterial host’s DNA
- 4. Protein coat surrounding a virus
- 8. Kind of virus that infects bacteria
- 9. A group of drugs used to block the growth and reproduction of bacterial pathogens
- 10. Particle made of proteins, nucleic acids, and sometimes lipids that can replicate only by infecting living cells
- 11. Type of infection in which a virus embeds its DNA into the DNA of the host cell and is replicated along with the host cell’s DNA
- 12. Structure produced by prokaryotes in unfavorable conditions; a thick internal wall that encloses the DNA and a portion of the cytoplasm
- 13. Type of infection in which a virus enters a cell, makes copies of itself, and causes the cell to burst Type of infection in which a virus enters a cell, makes copies of itself, and causes the cell to burst
Down
- 1. Process in which some prokaryotes exchange genetic information
- 2. Type of asexual reproduction in which an organism replicates its DNA and divides in half, producing two identical daughter cells
- 3. Disease causing agents
- 5. Unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus
- 6. Preparation of weakened or killed pathogens used to produce immunity to a disease
- 7. RNA virus that contains RNA as its genetic information