Across
- 4. An organism whose cells contain a nucleus surrounded by a membrane.
- 5. Organisms that includes mushrooms, yeast and molds.
- 7. Organism that lives in or on another organism and benefits by deriving nutrients from the host.
- 8. Any organism or near life form that cannot be seen with naked eye.
- 12. Protein covering that protects the genetic material of a virus.
- 13. The quick process that replicates a virus within a living cell.
- 14. A microbe that causes disease in an organism.
- 15. A group of medicines used to kill of slow the growth of bacteria that cause disease.
- 16. A macromolecule that makes the chemical building block for a virus.
Down
- 1. When a virus combines its genetic material with the host and infects them long term.
- 2. A substance that is designed to kill microbes before they enter the body.
- 3. A microscopic single-celled organism that has neither a distinct nucleus with a membrane nor other specialised organelles.
- 6. A non-living microbe that requires a host cell to reproduce.
- 9. A parasitic worm that lives in the digestive tract.
- 10. Microscopic living organisms that are usually one-celled that can be dangerous or beneficial.
- 11. A medication that can be used to reduce the symptoms of a virus.
- 15. A chemical substance made by the body to help destroy an invading pathogen.