Across
- 4. eukaryote that is not an animal, plant or fungus
- 7. "flu" commonly epidemic disease caused by rapidly mutating virus
- 9. asexual reproduction in which a cell divides into two equal parts
- 10. animal-like protist
- 11. theory that states that all organisms are made of cells, alll cells are produced by other living cells, and the cell is the most basic unit of life
- 12. infectious pathway of a virus in which host cells are destroyd
- 15. cell that does have a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles
- 16. human immmunofeficiency virus- virus that weakens the immune system by reproducing in and destroying T cells; and causes AIDS
- 18. rapid outbreak of a disease that affects many people
- 19. substance that stimulates an immune response, producing acquired immunity without illness or infection
- 20. changing, organized group of related parts that interact to form a whole
Down
- 1. process by which a prokaryote transfer part of its chromosomes to another prokaryote
- 2. chemical that kills or slows the growth of bacteria
- 3. infectious pathway of a virus in which host cells are not immediately destroyed
- 5. the basic unit of life
- 6. membrane-bound structure that is specicalized to perform a distinct process within a cell
- 8. cell that does not have a nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles
- 9. organism that is within the kingdom Bacteria
- 13. infectious particle made only of a strand of either DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat
- 14. agent that causes disease
- 17. a body, organ or system condition resulting from various causes such as infection, genetic defect or environmental stress