Chapter 21: Viruses and Prokaryotes Vocab

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Across
  1. 7. Type of infection in which a virus enters a cell, makes copies of itself, and causes the cell to burst.
  2. 8. RNA virus that contains RNA as its genetic information.
  3. 11. Bacteriophage DNA that is embedded in the bacterial host's DNA.
  4. 12. Process in which some prokaryotes exchange genetic information.
  5. 14. 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.
Down
  1. 1. Type of asexual reproduction in which aidenticalsm replicates its DNA and divides in half, producing two idential daughter cells.
  2. 2. Protein coat surrounding a virus.
  3. 3. Disease causing agents.
  4. 4. Preparation of weakened or killed pathogens used to produce immunity to a disease.
  5. 5. Kind of virus that infects bacteria.
  6. 6. Particle made of proteins, nucleic acids, and sometimes lipids that can replicate only by infecting living cells.
  7. 9. Uniceasexual organism that lacks a nucleus.
  8. 10. Structure produced by prokaryotes in unfavorable conditions; a thick internal wall that encloses the DNA and a portion of the cytoplasm.
  9. 13. A group of drugs used to block the growth and reproduction of bacterial pathogens.