Bacteria and Viruses

Horizontal Words

1. This is an effective way to prevent viral and bacterial disease. (10)
3. A slimy coating some bacteria have. (7)
5. Binary fission is the means by which most bacteria ___. (9)
7. The kind of bacteria that recycle matter from plant and animal waste. (11)
9. Small, often circular strands of DNA that are separate from the chromosome. (7)
11. An injection of a dead or weakened virus. (7)
13. Viruses only reproduce inside a _____ cell. (4)
15. A structure produced so bacteria can survive poor conditions. (9)

Vertical Words

2. The process where bacteria can share plasmids. (11)
4. A whip like structure that bacteria use to move. (9)
6. Some kinds of bacteria take this gas out of the atmosphere for plants to use. (8)
8. The microscopic bacterial, viral, and fungal cells in your body. (10)
10. Most viruses can only be seen with ___ microscopes. (8)
12. A viruses protein coat is called the ___. (6)
14. Bacteria come in how many different shapes? (5)
16. A molecule found in Archaea not found in other bacteria. (13)