Viruses

Antibiotics kill viruses

• True
• False

True or False
The flu is caused by a virus.

• true
• false

Which viral life cycle kills its host cell by lysing?

• lytic
• mitosis
• lysogenic
• S phase

Which viral life cycle allows viral genetic material to lay dormant while the host cell reproduces?

• lytic
• mitosis
• lysogenic
• S phase

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 a way to become immune to a disease without first having the disease?

• antibiotics
• Anti-retroviral drugs
• Vaccinations
• Exposure Therapies

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

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

What do viruses need to reproduce?

• they need genetic material
• They need a host cell
• They need  bacteria
• They need insulin

Viruses are cells. 

• True 
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Viruses are...

• prokaryotic
• eukaryotic
• non-living
• endospores