Across
- 3. fission asexual form of reproduction used by some prokaryotes in which cell divides into two genetically identical cells
- 4. hairlike submicroscopic structure made of protein that can help a bacterial cell attach to environmental surfaces and act as a bridge between cells
- 5. are in a prokaryotic cell that contains a large circular chromosome
- 9. RNA virus, such as HIV, with reverse transcriptase in its core
- 10. dormant bacteria cell able to survive for long periods of time during extreme environmental conditions
- 11. protein that can cause infection or disease
- 12. cycle viral replication process in which genetic material of the virus enters the host cell's cytoplasm the cell replicates the viral DNA or RNA and the host cell is instructed to manufacture capsids and assemble new viral particles which then leave the cell
Down
- 1. form of reproduction used by some prokaryotes in which the prokaryotic cells attach to each other and exchange genetic material
- 2. outer protein layer that surrounds the genetic material of a virus
- 6. cycle viral replication process in which viral DNA inserts into the host cell's chromosome may remain dormant and later activate and instruct the host cell to produce more viruses
- 7. microscopic prokaryotes most are beneficial to human and to the environment but a small percentage can cause diseases
- 8. nonliving strand of genetic material that cannot replicate on its own have a nucleic acid core a protein coat and can invade cells and alter cellular function