Across
- 3. A temporary union of two organisms for the purpose of DNA transfer
- 4. An organism that causes disease
- 7. The science dealing with the description, identification, naming, and classifying of organisms
- 8. A virus enters a cell, embeds its DNA into the DNA of the host cell, and is replicated along with the host cells' DNA
- 10. Naming an organism with its genus and species name
- 12. A weakened or inactive version of a pathogen that stimulates the body's production of antibodies that aid in destroying the pathogen
- 13. The process in which infection by a virus results in DNA being transferred from one bacterium to another
Down
- 1. A thick internal wall (made of several hard layers), produced by the bacterium, that encloses its DNA and other essential parts
- 2. An organism that feeds on dead matter
- 5. A virus enters a cell, hijacks the host cell's DNA replication system, makes copies of itself, and causes the cell to burst, releasing more viruses
- 6. A chemical secreted by a living organism that kills or reduces the reproduction rate of other organisms
- 9. The transfer of a DNA segment from a nonfunctional donor cell to that of a functional recipient cell
- 11. A noncellular infectious agent that has two characteristics: 1)It has genetic material (DNA or RNA inside a protective protein coat 2)It cannot reproduce on its own; it must infect a living cell