Endosymbiosis & Viruses

Viruses are...

• prokaryotic
• eukaryotic
• non-living
• endospores

How does a virus cause a person to develop the common cold?

• invades the host cell to reproduce
• removes energy from the host cell
• produces toxins in the host cell
• protects the host cell from bacteria

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

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

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

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

• Surgery

• Antibiotics

• Vaccines

• Antifungals

What part of a virus is the protein capsule that houses the genetic material (DNA/RNA)?

• tail

• nucleus

• capsid

• glycoprotein

Which can be treated with antibiotics?

• Virus
• Bacteria
• Mutagen
• Parasite

What do viruses need to reproduce?

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

The theory of Endosymbiosis explains

• The origin of eukaryotes
• How species develop
• How bacteria live
• Why cells rely on one another