A2.3 - Crossword Labs

4. A term for viruses that lack a lipid envelope.
6. The cycle where viral DNA integrates into the host genome and remains latent.
7. A type of RNA virus (like HIV) that uses reverse transcriptase to make DNA.
10. The process of a host cell bursting to release newly formed viruses.
11. The viral life cycle that results in the immediate destruction of the host cell.
17. A type of virus that specifically infects and replicates within bacteria.
20. The enzyme used by retroviruses to convert RNA into DNA.

1. The type of evolution that may explain why viruses share a capsid despite different origins.
2. Proteins on the surface of some viruses used for host cell recognition and entry.
3. Viruses are considered this because they lack metabolism and cellular structure.
5. The phase of the lytic cycle where new viral particles are put together.
8. A type of parasitism where the virus relies entirely on a host cell to reproduce.
9. A spherical enveloped virus that infects human helper T-cells.
12. The protein coat that surrounds and protects the viral nucleic acid.
13. A lipid bilayer found in some viruses derived from the host cell membrane.
14. The name for viral DNA once it has been integrated into a bacterial chromosome.
15. A primary reason for the rapid evolution observed in viruses like Influenza.
16. A group of RNA viruses named for the crown-like spikes on their surface.
18. The first stage of a viral infection where the virus binds to host receptors.
19. The enzyme that helps insert viral DNA into the host cell's DNA.