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Chapter 13
Viruses
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 4 characteristics of viruses | -single type of nucleic acid: either DNA or RNA -protein coat that surrounds nucleic acid (capsid) -obligatory intracelular parasites -cause synthesis of specialized structures that can transfer the viral nucleic acid to other cells |
| viruses are known as obligatory intracellular parasites, what does this mean? | virus becomes active once they enter host cell |
| bacteriophages are | viruses that infect bacteria |
| viral species | group of viruses sharing the same generic info and host range |
| how do we name viruses | common name and subspecies name (number) |
| family names end in -... | viridae |
| genus names end in -.. | virus |
| why are viruses harder to culture? | they must be grown in living cells |