Viruses and Prokaryotes

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Across
  1. 2. A group of drugs used to block the growth and reproduction of the bacterial pathogens
  2. 7. RNA virus that contains RNA as its genetic information
  3. 8. Unicellular organism lacking a nucleus
  4. 10. Type of infection in which a virus embeds its DNA into the DNA of the host cell and is replicated along w/ the host cell's DNA
  5. 11. Kind of virus that infects bacteria
  6. 12. Preparation of weakened or killed pathogens used to produce immunity to a disease
  7. 14. a thick internal wall that encloses the DNA and a portion of the cytoplasm
Down
  1. 1. Disease causing agents
  2. 3. Fission Asexual reproduction in which an organism replicates its DNA and divides in half, producing two identical daughter cells
  3. 4. Infection in which a virus enters a cell, makes copies of itself, and causes the cell to burst
  4. 5. Particle made of proteins, nucleic acids, and sometimes lipids that can replicate only by infecting living cells
  5. 6. Bacteriophage DNA that is embedded in the bacterial hosts DNA
  6. 9. Process in which some prokaryotes exchange genetic information
  7. 13. Protein coat surrounding a virus