Across
- 1. the protein shell of a virus, enclosing its genetic material
- 3. a common technique used to differentiate two large groups of bacteria based on their different cell wall constituents
- 4. organisms that are able to fix inorganic carbon using a chemical energy obtained through the oxidation of reduced compounds
- 6. viruses that affect plants
- 7. a slender threadlike structure, especially a microscopic appendage that enables many protozoa, bacteria, spermatozoa, etc. to swim
- 8. a small infectious agent that is unable to replicate outside a living animal cell
- 9. a rod-shaped bacterium
- 10. any spherical or roughly spherical bacterium a member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms which have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease
- 11. organisms that use light energy and inorganic carbon to produce organic materials
Down
- 2. a bacterium with a rigid spiral structure, found in stagnant water and sometimes causing disease
- 5. a proliferation of a harmful virus inside your body
- 9. a virus that infects and replicates within bacteria and archaea