Intro to Viruses

Open Ended

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

Open Ended

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

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

• No

Multiple Choice

Can viruses reproduce on their own?

• Yes

• No

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.