Viruses The Good Bad and the Ugly

True or False
The flu is caused by a virus.

• true
• false

Is a virus considered living or non-living?

• Living
• Non-Living
• Neither

How does a virus cause a person to develop the common cold?

• invades the host cell to reproduce

• removes energy from the host cell

• produces toxins in the host cell

• protects the host cell from bacteria

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

• outer coat
• genetic material
• core
• cytoplasm

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

What do viruses have in common with living cells? They both...

• store genetic information
• have chloroplasts
• use glucose for cellular respiration
• have endoplasmic reticulum

Antibiotics kill viruses

• True
• False

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

What is the purpose of surface marker on a virus

• As defense.
• They provide structural support.
• To allow the virus to move.
• To attach to the host cell.

virus attaches

• a
• b
• c
• d

new viruses assembled

• b
• c
• d
• e