Across
- 3. type of virus that has RNA instead of DNA as its genetic material
- 5. membranous sack or integument
- 9. asexual reproduction by a separation of the body into two new bodies
- 10. short, hair-like structures on the cell
- 11. a region within a prokaryotic cell with genetic material
- 12. members of a large group of unicellular microorganisms
Down
- 1. method by which a virus can replicate its DNA using a host cell
- 2. the process by which one bacterium transfers genetic material to another through direct contact
- 4. a very simple microorganism that infects cells and may cause disease
- 6. abnormal, pathogenic agents that are transmissible and are able to introduce abnormal folding of specific normal cellular proteins
- 7. reproduction of viruses using a host cell for manufacturing more viruses
- 8. the protein shell that encloses the nucleic acid