Virus, plant and animal terms

VIRUS, PLANT, AND ANIMAL

TERMS

12.

VIRUS

•

A

N

INFECTIVE

AGENT

(

MAKES

YOU

SICK

)

THAT

REQUIRES

A

HOST

CELL

IN

ORDER

TO

REPRODUCE

OR

REPLICATE

Multiple Choice

What do viruses need to reproduce?

• they need genetic material

• They need a host cell

• They need  bacteria

• They need insulin

Multiple Choice

When a virus invades a living cell, its _______
takes over the cell's functions.

• outer coat
• genetic material
• core
• cytoplasm

6. PATHOGEN

•

B

ACTERIA

,

VIRUS

,

OR

OTHER

MICROORGANISM

THAT

CAN

CAUSE

DISEASE

Multiple Choice

Which type of microbe is not a living thing?

• Bacteria

• Viruses

• Fungi

• Protists

Multiple Choice

Why should people wash their hands?

• To protect harmless bacteria

• To change viral and bacterial nucleic acids

• To release mutated cells from pores

• To remove viruses and bacteria from the skin

Multiple Choice

Which type of pathogen is responsible for causing the flu, chicken pox, and yellow fever?

• viruses

• parasites

• fungi

• bacteria

2. CAPSID

•

T

HE

OUTER

COATING

OF

A

VIRUS

. M

ADE

OF

PROTEINS

. P

ROTECTS

THE

GENETIC

MATERIAL

INSIDE

Multiple Choice

Outer protein coat of a virus.

• Envelope

• Capsid

• Cell Wall 

• Chitin

9

.

RETROVIRUS

•

A

VIRUS

THAT

HAS

RNA

INSTEAD

OF

DNA.

S

TILL

NEEDS

A

CELL

IN

ORDER

TO

REPLICATE

ITSELF

Multiple Choice

What is the name of a virus that infects bacteria?

• Prions

• Bacteriophage

• Retrovirus

• Viroids

3. EMERGING DISEASE

•

H

AS

NEWLY

APPEARED

OR

HAS

RECENTLY

STARTED

RAPIDLY

INCREASING

•

C

OVID

19

IS

AN

EXAMPLE

,

NO

ONE

HAD

IT

,

GOT

SICK

FROM

IT

,

OR

HAD

HEARD

OF

IT

PRIOR

TO

2019/2020

1

0

.

VACCINE

•

S

UBSTANCE

USED

TO

STIMULATE

THE

PRODUCTION

OF

ANTIBODIES

,

INCREASING

THE

BODIES

IMMUNE

RESPONSE

TO

AN

INFECTION

Multiple Choice

What is a vaccine?

• a girl's name.

• something that helps the body fight viruses.

• a purple fruit from France.

• something completely different.

Multiple Choice

A preparation of weakened or killed pathogens.

• Bacteria
• Antibiotic Resistance
• Vaccine
• Capsid

Multiple Choice

Which is the best way to help prevent the flu from becoming a pandemic?

• getting a vaccination

• taking antibiotics

• eating fruits and vegetables

• washing hands often

1. ANTIVIRAL

•

M

EDICINE

THAT

TREATS

VIRUSES

. U

SUALLY

HAVE

TO

BE

TAKEN

VERY

SOON

AFTER

SYMPTOMS

APPEAR

•

E

XAMPLE

:

TAMIFLU

Multiple Choice

Antibiotics kill viruses

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

  HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. What kind of medicine would be used to treat AIDS.

• Antiacid
• Antifungal
• Antiviral
• Antibiotic

13.

WHITE BLOOD CELLS

•

P

ART

OF

THE

BODIES

IMMUNE

SYSTEM

. T

HEY

FIGHT

INFECTIONS

AND

OTHER

DISEASES

.

Multiple Choice

What is the function (job) of the white blood cells?

• To transport oxygen around the body.

• To carry dissolved sugars.

• To clot and cover wounds like cuts and grazes.

• To release antibodies to help destroy infections.

5

.

LIGHT STIMULUS

•

W

ILL

CAUSE

A

PLANTS

LEAVES

OR

ENTIRE

PLANT

TO

GROW

TOWARD

SUNLIGHT

Multiple Choice

Plants can detect light and respond to it. How do the stems respond to light?

• The stems do not respond to this stimulus

• The stems grow toward light

• The stems grow away from light

Multiple Choice

Plants can detect light and respond to it. How do the roots respond to light?

• The roots do not respond to this stimulus

• The roots grow toward light

• The roots grow away from light

8

.

REFLEX RESPONSE

•

A

UTOMATIC

INSTINCTIVE

UNLEARNED

REACTION

TO

A

STIMULUS

•

E

XAMPLES

:

QUICKLY

PULLING

YOU

HAND

AWAY

WHEN

YOU

TOUCH

A

HOT

STOVE

,

BLINKING

HEN

SOMETHING

FLIES

TOWARD

YOU

EYES

,

PUTTING

YOUR

ARMS

OUT

WHEN

YOU

START

TO

FALL

Multiple Choice

An example of a reflex action includes

• Touching a butterfly

• Brushing your hand against the side of your body

• Touching a hot stove

• Your legs moving as you walk

Multiple Choice

When you suddenly shine a torch in someone's eye, the pupil

• Contracts, then stays that way for the rest of the day because the pupil needs time to readjust

• Stays the same

• Dilates

• Contracts

11.

VASCULAR

•

V

ESSELS

IN

A

PLANT

OR

ANIMAL

THAT

CARRY

THINGS

(

WATER

,

NUTRIENTS

,

FOOD

)

TO

OTHER

PARTS

OF

THE

BODY

7. PHLOEM

•

I

N

PLANTS

,

CARRIES

CARBOHYDRATES

FROM

LEAVES

DOWN

TO

ROOTS

Multiple Choice

What does the Phloem transport?

• Water and Minerals

• Glucose

• Blood

• Chlorophyll

14. XYLEM

•

I

N

PLANTS

,

CARRIES

WATER

AND

DISSOLVED

MINERALS

FROM

THE

ROOTS

UP

TO

THE

LEAVES

Multiple Choice

What does the Xylem transport?

• Water and Minerals

• Glucose

• Blood

• Chlorophyll

4. INVASIVE SPECIES

•

N

ON

-

NATIVE

ORGANISM

WHOSE

INTRODUCTION

CAUSES

ENVIRONMENTAL

HARM

.

Multiple Choice

When taken to a new habitat, non-native plants often threaten native plants of the new habitat.  Why do they do this?

• Non-native plants are able to mutate rapidly
• Non-native  plants cause native animals to relocate
• Non-native plants are able to be used for medicine
• Non-native plants compete with native plants for resources

Multiple Choice

Kudzu has overgrown many parts of southern Missouri and native ground plants have disappeared from the area. This is an example of:

• Parasitism between kudzu and the native plants
• A predator prey relationship between ground plants and kudzu
• Competition occurring between the native and invasive species
• Commesalism occurring between the kudzo and native plants

Multiple Choice

Antibiotics kill viruses

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

Viruses are cells. 

• True 
• False

Multiple Choice

Select the correct term for the following definition:

"The water transport system in plants."

• Villi

• Bronchi

• Bolus

• Xylem

Multiple Choice

How could you describe the size of a virus?

• Smaller than bacteria
• Larger than a parasite
• About the size of a dime
• Smaller than a proton

Multiple Choice

A tiny, nonliving particle that invades and then reproduces inside a living cell.

• Bacteria
• Virus
• Protist
• Fungi

Multiple Choice

 Viruses can reproduce (replicate) on a surface (ex: table, chair, etc.)

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

Select the correct term for the following definition:

"The nutrient transport system in plants."

• Enzyme

• Guard cells

• Phloem

• Proteins