Across
- 11. The study of how characteristics or traits are passed from parents to offspring
- 12. A disease that affects a large portion of the population over a large geographical area
- 13. The body's second line of defense is the ______________ response
- 15. A disease where many people in a local area suffer from a disease at the same time
- 16. Jars filled with food are boiled in hot water to kill pathogens
- 17. Food preservation method that slows down the growth of bacteria
- 19. Y-shaped proteins that protect you from unwanted substances
- 20. A disorder or condition that affects the normal function of the body or mind
- 22. defense The body's first line of defense
Down
- 1. Microbes that cause disease
- 2. An abnormal gene that causes a change in genetic information
- 3. A type of disease that is not caused by pathogens and cannot be spread
- 4. Capital letters represent ___________ genes
- 5. A diagram that shows the history of a trait from generation to generation
- 6. Lower case letter represent _____________ genes
- 7. A type of disease that are caused by pathogens and can be spread
- 8. Specifically shaped structures that are attached to pathogens
- 9. To be free of pathogens
- 10. The body's third line of defense is the formation of ________________
- 14. A type of immunity that is developed throughout your lifetime
- 18. A type of immunity that was passed on genetically
- 21. Bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics