Across
- 3. Things on the outside of a virus that will match with a certain cell receptor cite
- 5. The virus that causes the flu
- 8. When a virus enters a host cell
- 11. Protein coat that surrounds the nucleic acid of a virus
- 13. Anon-living pathogen that can only replicate by hijacking a cell
- 14. A place on a cell that will match up with only certain types of viruses to let it in or not
- 15. copying process where a cell makes viral DNA/RNA for new viruses
- 18. The ability of an organism to resist a certain infection
- 19. The infectious Agent that causes AIDS; a retrovirus
Down
- 1. A scientific naming system containing two words
- 2. A harmless version of a pathogen that is meant to teach the organisms immune system to defend against the pathogen
- 4. A virus that has RNA and inserts it into the host's DNA
- 5. Consists of the skin, mucous membranes, hair, and nails
- 6. The limited range of host cells that each type of virus can infect
- 7. Organisms that produce spores and consume/feed on organic matter
- 9. The cell a virus attaches to in order to invade and replicate
- 10. A viron that acts as a parasite to inject DNA or RNA into a host cell
- 12. Anything that can cause diseases
- 16. A type of viral(phage) replication cycle that ends in new viruses and lysis of the host cell
- 17. A blood protein produced in response to a specific virus to destroy it