VIRUSES

Which is not one of the 6 characteristics of all living things?

• Needs oxygen 
• Grows and Develops
• Reproduces
• Made of Cells

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Is a virus considered living or non-living?

• Living
• Non-Living
• Neither

Can a virus change the normal activity of a cell?

• No
• Maybe
• Yes

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

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

Why do scientists classify viruses as non-living?

• They DO respond to a stimulus
• They need a host's energy because they do not have their own energy 
• They produce wastes
• They are really small 

Which is not a shape that viruses can come in?

• Round
• Triangle
• Bacteriophage
• Threadlike 

What is the first step of the virus reproduction cycle?

• The viruses genetic material (DNA) starts to take over the functions of the cell
• The host cell bursts open, releasing the new viruses
• The virus injects its genetic material into the cell
• A virus attaches to the surface of a host cell

What is the last step in the viral reproduction cycle?

• A virus attaches to the surface of a host cell
• The proteins and genetic material start to assemble in the cell
• The host cell bursts open, releasing the new viruses
• The virus injects its genetic material into the cell

Where do viruses reproduce?

• Outside of a cell
• Inside of a cell
• They do not reproduce

Which of the following helps prevent the spread of infectious diseases?

• Surgery
• Medication
• Vaccines