

Char of Life Review and Intro to Viruses and Bacteria
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Biology, Science
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9th - 12th Grade
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James Cram
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Characteristics of Life Review and Intro to Viruses and Bacteria

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Characteristics of Life Review
1) All living things are made up of one or more cells(Therefore they contain DNA or RNA)
2) All living things maintain homeostasis
3) All living things have a metabolism (Processing energy)
4) All living things can reproduce
5) All living things grow and develop
6) All living things can respond to stimuli
7) All livings things can evolve
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Characteristics of Life Review Cntd
What is homeostasis?
- Maintaining a regulated balance.
Example: When it is hot outside your body sweats to cool you down. When it is cold your body shivers to help warm you up. This is your body trying to maintain a certain temperature. This is homeostasis.
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Multiple Select
Which are characteristics of life?(select all that apply)
Made up cells
Ability to reproduce
Metabolism
Maintaining Homeostasis
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Multiple Select
Which are characteristics of life?(select all that apply)
Respond to stimuli
Ability to evolve
Growth and Development
Contain organelles
Have a nucleus
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Bacteria
We recently learned about bacteria. Lets see which characteristics of life bacteria have.
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Bacteria
1) Made up of 1 or more cells - YES
2) Maintain homeostasis - YES
3) Have a metabolism - YES
4) Can reproduce - YES
5) Grow and Develop - YES
6) Respond to Stimuli - YES
7) Can Evolve - YES
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Multiple Choice
Would we consider bacteria a living thing?
Yes
No
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Viruses
Now we are going to look at the basics of viruses.
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Virus
Viruses are simple things that contain genetic material(DNA or RNA) surrounded by a protein shell called a capsid. Viruses are much smaller than eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells.
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Multiple Choice
Which biomolecule makes up the capsid?
Carbohydrate
Protein
Lipid
Nucleic Acid
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Virus
Often viruses also have Surface Markers(Glycoproteins, Surface Proteins) which are used to attach to host cells.
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Multiple Select
Which are another name for surface markers?(Select all that apply)
Hydrocarbons
Surface Proteins
Glycoproteins
Surface Lipids
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Multiple Choice
What are surface markers used for?
To attach to a host cell
To look cool
To metabolize nutrients
To maintain homeostasis
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Viral Envelope
Some viruses also have an envelope surrounding them. This envelope is a piece of cell membrane that was acquired from the host cell it took over.
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Multiple Choice
Where does viruses acquire their envelope from?
They are born with it
From the host cell
From metabolizing nutrients
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Viruses and Characteristics of Life
1) Made up of 1 or more cells - NO
2) Maintain homeostasis - NO
3) Have a metabolism - NO
4) Can reproduce - YES (Not on its own)
5) Grow and Develop - NO
6) Respond to Stimuli - NO
7) Can Evolve - YES
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Multiple Choice
Would we consider a virus a living thing?
Yes
No
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Virus - Is it Alive?
We see that viruses can reproduce with the help of a host cell and they can evolve but do not have the rest of the characteristics of life. Therefore we cannot say that viruses are alive.
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