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Unit 6 Biology
VIRUSES
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are all viruses made of? | CAPSID AND NUCLEIC ACID |
| What can be treated with an antibotic? | STREP THROAT |
| What is a bacteriophage? | A virus that infects bacteria |
| Are viruses a living organism | NO, NONLIVING |
| What quickly kills the host cell and is fast cycle | LYTIC |
| What cycle is drawn out, can stay dormant for a long time | LYSOGENIC |
| A certain virus causes a disease of the digestive system, what is the most likely source of the virus? | WATER |
| Can a virus reproduce independently? | NO, THEY NEED A HOST CELL |
| What does a vaccine do? | HELP CREATE IMMUNITY IN THE BODY WITH HARMLESS STRAIN |
| A VIRUS is a tiny, infectious? | AGENT/PARTICLE |
| What part of the structure of a virus would contain the phospholipids? | THE ENVELOPE |
| 4 shapes of a Virus? | HELICAL- slinky shaped capsid POLYHEDRAL-3D with triangle faces SPHERICAL- circle (CORONAVIRUS) COMPLEX- little robot |
| What happens 1st in the Lytic Cycle? | ATTACHMENT- attaches to the host |
| What happens 2nd in the Lytic Cycle? | PENETRATION- the viral DNA enters host cell |
| What happens 3rd in the Lytic Cycle? | BIOSYNTHESIS- replicates and proteins are made |
| What happens 4th in the Lytic Cycle? | MATURATION- new particles are assembled |
| What happens 5th in the Lytic Cycle? | LYSIS- BURST |