Ch. 12 Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. are prokaryotes that can act as decomposers in extreme environments.
  2. 5. are infectious particles made only of abnormal proteins
  3. 6. Is the rapid infection and destruction of a host cell.
  4. 8. Many bacteria also have __________ outside their cell walls
  5. 9. bacteria that get their energy from dead and decaying matter.
  6. 11. a virus that infects bacteria.
  7. 12. are infectious particles made of a short, circular strand of RNA.
  8. 13. Are found in water that is saltier than the ocean.
  9. 15. The bacteria in your microbiome.
  10. 16. Many bacteria are able to move using a
  11. 17. Prosper in acidic conditions and were the first archaea discovered.
  12. 18. Are the largest group of archaea, and live in swamps.
  13. 19. organisms that are carriers of pathogens are called _________
Down
  1. 1. A celebrity that helped raise money to fight polio.
  2. 2. a substance that cause disease.
  3. 4. Live in hot environments. They die if the temperature falls too far below boiling.
  4. 7. A process in which a virus infects a cell but does not destroy it.
  5. 10. viruses that can force a cell to transcribe its RNA into cell's DNA.
  6. 14. microbial cultures that people can ingest
  7. 19. Polio is caused by a ________.