Across
- 2. a substance used to stimulate an immune response with the goal of creating antibodies and providing immunity to specific infections
- 5. any large group of nonliving, submicroscopic infective agents that typically comprise an RNA r DNA core of genetic material surrounded by a protein coat
- 6. the chemical reaction process of breaking down molecules for energy and of using simple building blocks to build up more complex molecules needed for growth and repair
- 8. a type of lymphocyte (white blood cell) that matures in bone marrow and produces antibodies
- 10. a disease-causing organism
- 13. a protein produced by B cells in the blood; works to impair pathogens
- 15. a representation that uses varying sets of values to reflect the changing state of a phenomenon
- 17. a type of white blood cell (lymphocyte) produced by the thymus and involved in the immune response
- 18. saprophytic and parasitic spore-producing eukaryotic organisms that lack chlorophyll
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- 1. anything that stimulates an immune response
- 3. a disorder of structure or function in an organism that results in specific signs or symptoms, may affect a specific location in the organism, and is not a direct result of physical injury
- 4. any of various infectious proteins that are abnormal forms of normal cellular proteins
- 7. a single-celled, prokaryotic microorganism
- 9. any eukaryotic protist of the phylum or subkingdom Protozoa
- 11. the cause of a disease or condition
- 12. a large, eukaryotic, multicellular, parasitic worm, such as a tapeworm, liver fluke, ascarid, or leech
- 14. technique the practice and/or process of preventing contamination
- 16. the ability to defend against a pathogen by preventing its entry and/or development or by neutralizing its pathogenic cellular products