Virology Crossword #2
Across
- 2. order with the suffix “virus”, classified by genomics and their structure
- 8. a morphology of virus where the spiral nucleic acid is found within a cylindrical capsid, examples are ebola and rabies
- 10. many sided with envelope, e.g. human herpes
- 11. a virus that is protected by its capsid and doesn’t need another layer
- 13. a virus may only have one type of this macromolecule, in linear form, circular form, or in segments
- 14. a polyhedron with twenty faces
- 16. classification based on effects of disease, not used in modern times
- 18. has a capsid with other protein structures attached to it, such as a bacteriophage
- 19. viruses that share the same genetic information and host range, where the species name is the common name and the number designates a subspecies
- 21. the protein coat of a virus as dictated by its nucleic acids, formed by subunits
Down
- 1. proteins secreted by the host cells that interact with the surface proteins of a virus with the goal of stopping the viral infection
- 3. the protein subunits that make up a capsid, may be identical or not
- 4. a morphology of virus with many sides
- 5. bacteria are classified into _____ by the makeup of their capsids
- 6. helical with envelope, e.g. influenza
- 7. clumping of red blood cells, sometimes caused by the spikes of the influenza virus
- 9. suffix for order names in viruses
- 12. a structure on the envelopes of some viruses that can be used to classify them, made of glycoprotein complexes and used by the virus to attach to the host cells
- 15. suffix for family names in viruses
- 17. viral particle that is developed and infectious, has nucleic acid and a protein coat, both of which are used to classify it
- 20. can be made of lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins and covers the capsid; in animal cells, they can be made of the host’s own plasma membrane