Viruses Review

Viruses are...

• prokaryotic
• eukaryotic
• non-living
• endospores

One reason that viruses are considered to be nonliving is that they are not made of ______.

• protein
• viruses
• bacteria
• cells

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

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

What do viruses need to reproduce?

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

Antibiotics kill viruses

• True
• False

How could you describe the size of a virus?

• Smaller than bacteria
• Larger than a parasite
• About the size of a dime
• Smaller than a proton

What part of the virus is number 1?

• Capsid
• DNA
• Surface Markers
• Envelope

What part of the virus is number 3?

• Capsid
• DNA
• Surface Markers
• Envelope

What part of the virus is number 4?

• Capsid
• DNA
• Surface Markers
• Envelope

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