Viruses

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Across
  1. 2. Lipid layer that surrounds some viruses, acquired from the host cell membrane during viral budding.
  2. 4. Type of nucleic acid that many viruses use as their genetic material.
  3. 5. A virus that infects and replicates within bacteria.
  4. 6. A virus that uses reverse transcriptase to transcribe its RNA into DNA.
  5. 8. Stage of virus life cycle where new viral particles are put together.
  6. 10. Process by which cells absorb molecules by engulfing them, a method used by some viruses to enter cells.
Down
  1. 1. Enzyme used by retroviruses to make DNA from RNA. (Note: This can be split into two words if needed for crossword structure.)
  2. 3. First step in viral infection, the virus binds to specific receptors on the host cell.
  3. 7. Protein shell of a virus that encases its genetic material.
  4. 9. Type of viral replication cycle resulting in the destruction of the host cell.