Intro to Viruses

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Erica Maresh

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What are 3 reasons that viruses are typically considered non-living?

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Open Ended

What is a shared characteristic between Viruses and Bacteria (prokaryotes)?

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Multiple Choice

Viruses are prokaryotes?

True

False

Multiple Choice

What is a bacteriophage?

A disease fighting virus.

A bacteria that attacks viruses.

A disease causing bacterium.

A virus that attacks bacteria.

Multiple Choice

Viruses require a host to reproduce?

True

False

Multiple Choice

What is a host?

Organism that lives on the cell and causes it harm

Something that causes harm to the cell

Cell that the virus invades and takes over

Multiple Choice

Are viruses made of cells?

Yes

Multiple Choice

Can viruses reproduce on their own?

Yes

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the yellow protein surface projections on the outside of a virus?

replication

attachment

movement

information

Multiple Choice

All viruses contain-

nucleic acids

ribosomes

mitochondria

cytoplasm

Multiple Choice

What part of a virus houses the genetic material (DNA/RNA)?

tail

nucleus

capsid

lipid

Multiple Choice

Which statement regarding viruses is true?

a virus can only reproduce inside of a living cell

viruses do not contain DNA

viruses are unicellular

viruses are generally larger than cells

Multiple Select

Which types of organisms can be infected by viruses?

Animals

Plants

Bacteria

Fungi

Draw

Draw a virus and label the (1) capsid, (2) DNA, and (3) surface protein markers

Open Ended

Write 3 or more sentences about what you learned about viruses or viral structure.

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