Across
- 4. A type of virus that infects bacteria
- 5. Injecting a weakened version of a virus into a person to prepare their immune system without an actual infection
- 6. any type of disease-causing agent that infects the body
- 8. Stored in the core of the virus
- 10. The longer viral life cycle. Merges viral genome into the host cell and lies dormant while it multiplies.
- 11. The shorter viral life cycle. The virus hijacks the host cell processes and forces it to make viruses until it bursts
- 12. This disease is caused by a virus
Down
- 1. The virus needs to be inside of this in order to reproduce
- 2. The capsid is made of _____
- 3. The outer protein coat of a virus
- 5. A non-living pathogen that requires a host to reproduce
- 6. Protrusions on the virus' surface that help it attach to a host cell
- 7. True or false: Viruses are composed of cells
- 9. When a cell bursts open