Across
- 4. A pathogen that consists of a microscopic core of genetic material surrounded by a protein coating.
- 6. A disease that can be passed from one organism to another.
- 8. An organism that transmits a disease
- 9. The complete sequence of an organism's DNA
- 10. Immunity that occurs when a person's own immune system produces antibodies in response to a pathogen.
- 12. Immunity in which antibodies are given to a person rather than produced within a person's own body.
- 14. A chemical produced by the immune system that destroys pathogens.
- 15. An organism that causes disease.
Down
- 1. Using microbes to break down pollutants and toxins
- 2. The manipulation of living things to make useful products
- 3. A heating process where food is heated to a temperature that is high enough to kill most harmful bacteria without changing the taste of the food.
- 5. A technology that changes the genetic material of a living organism.
- 7. A virus that infects bacteria
- 10. Free from contamination caused by harmful bacteria, viruses, or other microorganisms.
- 11. A small, rounded, thick-walled, resting cell that forms inside a bacterial cell.
- 13. One celled prokaryotes, some of which can cause disease
