Biology Review EOC 4C

Which of the following is a virus?

• a

• b

• c

• d

How does a virus cause disease?

• It disrupts homeostasis and equilibrium in the body.

• It produces toxic substances that harm the body.

• It rapidly undergoes mitotic cell division that quickly

  smothers nearby cells.

• It forms endospores in the body.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Which of the following is found in both cells and

viruses?

• Mitochoindria

• Genetic Material

• Chloroplast

• Nucleus

Stage B can be describe as -

• Assembly of new viruses for release (Assembly)

• Injection of viral genetic material injected into the cell (Entry)

• Host cell breaks open and new viruses are released

  (Lysis/Release)

• Using the host cell to synthesize viral proteins and nucleic acids

  (Replication)

People infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have an increased risk of dying from secondary infections. Which of these best explains how HIV increases the danger of secondary infection?

• HIV produces antigens that damage red blood cells.

• HIV adds genetic material from harmful microbes.

• HIV destroys helper T cells.

• HIV consumes beneficial microbes in the body.

Viruses can be transmitted in a variety of ways. The virus that causes SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) can be transmitted when an infected person coughs or sneezes. This virus is transmitted in a manner most similar to the transmission of –

• smallpox

• aids

• influenza

• west nile

Viruses are prokaryotic cells. 

• True 
• False

Viruses are cells. 

• True 
• False

Viruses can reproduce on their own

• False
• True

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

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