Bacteria and Virus

3. - Area in a prokaryotic cell that contains a large, circular chromosome.
6. Cycle - Viral replication process in which genetic material of the virus enters the host cells cytoplasm, the cell replicates the viral DNA or RNA, and the host cell is instructed to manufacture capsid and assemble new viral particles which then leave the cell.
8. - Form of reproduction used by some prokaryotes which prokaryotic cells attach to each other ad exchange genetic material.
9. - Protein that can cause infection or disease.
10. - RNA virus, such as HIV with reverse transcriptase in its core.

1. - Hairlike, submicroscopic structure made of protein that can help a bacterial cell attach to environmental surfaces and act as a bridge between cells.
2. fission - Asexual form of reproduction used by some prokaryotes in which a cell divides into genetically identical cells.
4. - Nonliving strand of genetic material that cannot replicate on its own, has a nucleic acid core, a protein coat, an can invade cells and alter cellular function.
5. - Microscopic prokaryotes most are beneficial to humans and to the environment, but a small percentage can cause disease.
6. Cycle - Viral replication process in which viral DNA inserts into the host cells chromosome, may maintain dormant and later activate and instruct the host cell to produce more viruses.
7. - Outer protein layer that surrounds the genetic material of a virus.
8. - Polysaccharide layer secreted around the cell wall by some prokaryotes that prevents the cell from drying out and helps the cell attach to environmental surfaces.