biology vocab

2. A thick internal wall that encloses the DNA and a portion of the cytoplasm
6. Block the growth and reproduction of bacteria
8. When prokaryotes have grown so that it has nearly doubled in size, it replicates it's DNA and divides in half, producing 2 identical twins
9. Smallest and most abundant micro-organism; no nucleus
12. Spiral and/or corkskrew shaped prokaryotes
14. An unknown disease that appears in a population for the first time or a well-known disease that suddenly becomes hard to control
16. Viruses that infect bacteria
18. Spherical shaped prokaryotes
19. Disease-calling agents

1. An RNA virus that reproduces by transcribing its RNA into DNA and then inserting the DNA into a cellular chromosome; an important class of cancer-causing viruses.
3. Rod shaped prokaryotes
4. Process in which a virus enters a cell, makes a copy of itself, and causes the cell to burst
5. Short for "protein infectious particles". clumps of tiny protein particles
7. Process by which a virus embeds its DNA into the DNA of the host cell and is replicated along with the host cell's DNA
10. A hollow bridge forms between 2 bacterial cells and generic materials, usually in the form of a plasmid, moves from one cell to another
11. A preparation of weakened or killed pathogens of inactivated toxins
13. Nonliving particle made of proteins, nucleic acids, and sometimes lipids
15. Bacteriophage DNA that is embedded in the bacterial host's DNA
17. Protein coat surrounding a virus