Virus & Viral Replication Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 3. Protective protein coat that surrounds the viral DNA.
  2. 6. By studying viruses, scientists can develop vaccines and ______ medicines to reduce their lethality (harm).
  3. 9. Viral cycle where viral DNA becomes part of the host DNA and is passed to daughter cells
  4. 12. Viruses need a ____ cell to reproduce.
  5. 14. The first stage in both the lytic and lysogenic cycle.
  6. 15. Basic viral structure consists of a nucleic acid core surrounded by a
Down
  1. 1. Viruses that infect bacteria are called
  2. 2. Outside a host cell, the ineffective virus is called called
  3. 4. Viruses infect only certain hosts, and then only certain ____ within that host.
  4. 5. A viral host can be plants, animals and even ____.
  5. 7. Term for when the host cell bursts and releases the viral copies
  6. 8. Are viruses alive? Are viruses cells?
  7. 10. Once inside a cell, some viruses can alter the cell's
  8. 11. Sometimes viruses that infect bacteria can be a good thing and give the bacteria an
  9. 13. Influenza, West Nile and ____ are examples of viruses.
  10. 16. Location in the eukaryotic cell where viruses replicate