Viruses and Bacteria

6. drugs used to fight bacterial infection
8. A hollow bridge forms between two bacterial cells, and genes move from one cell to the other.
9. rod shaped prokaryotes
10. viruses that infect bacteria
11. bacteriophage DNA that is embedded in the bacterial host's DNA
12. protein coat surrounding a virus
13. A preparation of weakened or killed pathogens
14. spherical prokaryotes
15. clumps of tiny protein particles
16. an unknown disease that appears in a population for the first time or a well-known disease that suddenly becomes harder to control
18. a host cell is not immediately taken over

1. disease causing agents
2. HIV belongs to a group of RNA viruses
3. process in which a virus enters a cell, makes a copy of itself, and causes the cell to burst
4. spiral and corkscrew-shaped prokaryotes
5. unicellular organisms that lack a nucleus
7. prokaryote that replicates its DNA then divides it in half
13. a nonliving particle made of proteins,nucleic acids,and sometimes lipids
17. a thick internal wall that encloses the DNA and a portion of the cytoplasm