Viruses

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What is the deadliest entity on Earth?

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Bacteriophage.

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What structure does the head of a bacteriophage sit on?

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A long tail.

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What disease was responsible for the death of over 3,000,000 Aztecs?

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Smallpox.

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What type of organisms do antibiotics work against?

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Bacteria.

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As of October 2019, how many doses of the flu vaccine have been administered in the United States?

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116 million.

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What is a bacteriophage?

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A type of virus that infects bacteria.

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What is the primary function of a virus?

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To replicate by infecting a host cell.

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What is the difference between a virus and a bacterium?

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Viruses are not living organisms and require a host to replicate, while bacteria are living cells that can reproduce independently.

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What is the role of the tail in a bacteriophage?

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To attach to the host cell and inject viral DNA.

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What is smallpox?

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A contagious disease caused by the variola virus, characterized by fever and a distinctive skin rash.