Chapter 21 vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. RNA virus that contains RNA its genetic information
  2. 5. Process in which some prokaryotes exchange genetic information
  3. 6. Structure produced by prokaryotes in unfavorable conditions; a thick internal wall that encloses the DNA and a portion of the cytoplasm
  4. 7. Bacteriophage DNA that is embedded in the bacterial host's DNA
  5. 9. Type of infection in which a virus enters a cell makes copies of itself and causes the cell to burst
  6. 11. Protein coat surrounding a virus
Down
  1. 1. Type of infection in which a virus embeds its DNA into the DNA of the host cell and is replicated along with the host cell's DNA
  2. 3. Disease causing agents
  3. 4. Kind of virus that infects bacteria
  4. 8. Fission Type of asexual reproduction in which an organism replicates its DNA and divides in half, producing two identical daughter cells
  5. 10. Particle made of proteins, nucleic acids, and sometimes lipids that can replicate only by infecting living cells