Across
- 3. A virus that infects bacteria
- 7. Made of a single cell
- 8. single celled prokaryotic microorganisms.
- 9. Bacteria help us ____________our food.
- 11. Tiny hairlike extensions that move together in a sweeping motion
- 13. A virus that has RNA as its genetic material.
- 15. A medication used to treat bacterial infections.
- 16. Viruses consist of a protein coat and a ________________
- 20. Whip-like structures that help with cell movement
- 21. A spiral-shaped bacterium.
- 23. A spherical bacterium.
Down
- 1. The type of cell that bacteria are.
- 2. An organism that lives on or in a host and causes harm to the host
- 4. A form of sexual reproduction in bacteria, where there is direct transfer of DNA between two cells that are temporarily joined.
- 5. An organism that carries a parasite, such as a bacterium or virus.
- 6. The outer protein coat of a virus
- 10. This word means "to burst"
- 12. The virus life cycle that involves the destruction of the host cell rather quickly.
- 14. Protection from viral infections because they help your immune system recognize a pathogen before it makes you sick.
- 17. Bacteria reproduce__________________.
- 18. Rod shaped bacteria
- 19. A form of asexual reproduction in single-celled organisms by which one cell divides into two cells of the same size
- 22. The virus life cycle that allows the virus to stay hidden in the host cell.