Across
- 3. The smallest unit of life.
- 6. The DNA or RNA of a cell, virus, or organism.
- 7. An organism that harbors another organism inside or near their body.
- 8. Nonliving microscopic organisms that contain genetic material surrounded by a protein coat.
- 9. The protein shell of a virus that encloses the genetic material.
- 10. Viral replication process where the cell is given instructions to create more copies of the virus, causing it to lyse.
- 11. A virus that infects and replicates within bacteria and archaea
Down
- 1. To contaminate or pass a disease.
- 2. The formation of new viruses through the use of a host.
- 4. Viral replication process where viral DNA fuses with host cell DNA and is dormant until jumpstarted.
- 5. Medications that destroy or slow down the growth of bacteria