Virus Crossword

Any of various infectious proteins that are abnormal forms of normal cellular proteins, that proliferate by inducing the normal protein to convert to the abnormal form, and that in mammals include pathogenic forms.
disease that appears in the population for the first time, or an old disease that suddenly becomes harder to control
a medicine used to save lives because it destroys harmful bacteria and cures infections
substance prepared from killed or weakened pathogens and introduced into a body to produce immunity
An organism that causes disease
process of converting nitrogen gas into nitrogen compounds that plants can absorb and use
organisms that break down wastes and dead organisms and return raw materials to the environment
A temporary union of two organisms for the purpose of DNA transfer.
A thick-walled protective spore that forms inside a bacterial cell and resists harsh conditions.
A form of asexual reproduction in single-celled organisms by which one cell divides into two cells of the same size
live in extreme environments
single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus; prokaryotes A kingdom that contains all prokaryotes except archaebacteria
A unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
An RNA virus that reproduces by transcribing its RNA into DNA and then inserting the DNA into a cellular chromosome; an important class of cancer-causing viruses.
A phage genome that has been inserted into a specific site on the bacterial chromosome.
a viral reproductive cycle in which the viral DNA is added to the host cell's DNA and is copied along with the host cell's DNA
a viral reproductive cycle in which copies of a virus are made within a host cell, which then bursts open, releasing new viruses
A virus that infects bacteria
protein coat surrounding a virus
A tiny, nonliving particle that invades and then reproduces inside a living cell.