Introduction to Viruses

A virus needs what to reproduce? (HINT: Need to hijack the machinery to divide)

• Another virus

• A host cell

• A male and female virus

• Nothing, it can replicate asexually

A virus contains genetic material in the form of...

• DNA

• RNA

• DNA or RNA

Viruses _______ made up of cells.

Viruses have the ability to evolve and adapt over time.

• True

• False

Antibiotics, a common medication, work against...

• Bacterial infections

• Viral infections

• Bacterial and Viral infections

A virus can have a protective protein shell (capsid), DNA/RNA, and an envelope for protection, but they DO NOT have...

• Organelles/Parts for reproduction

• A nucleus to hold viral DNA

• The ability to move

• All of the above

A virus CAN contain which of the following?

• Protein coat/capsid

• DNA/RNA

• Membrane Envelope (made of fats/lipids)

• A nucleus to house genetic material

A virus is able to reproduce by...

• Reproducing with another virus

• Using a host cell to manufacture more viruses

• Using a host cell to destroy the host

A virus cannot maintain a stable internal condition, also known as maintaining...

• Metabolism

• Homeostasis

• Stable temperatures

• Stability

A virus cannot grow in size, but it will grow in _______________.