Viruses

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

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

Which can be treated with antibiotics?

• Virus
• Bacteria
• Mutagen
• Parasite

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

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

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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

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

• outer coat
• genetic material
• core
• cytoplasm

The genetic material of a virus is in the form of

• RNA
• DNA
• either RNA or DNA

Lysis is 

• rupture of a cell membrane
• replication of a virus
• bacterial reproduction
• a process that rarely happens

To contract the Coronavirus, you first have to come into contact with it through..

• an infected person's respiratory secretions like a cough or sneeze.

• physical contact with an infected person.

• physically touching a surface that the virus is on and then touching your mouth or nose before washing your hands.

• All of the above