Viruses (8.L.1.1)

Microbiology is the study of...

• fossils

• small living things

• diseases

• elements

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Small living things are also called...

• bugs

• irritants

• microbes

• particulates

Viruses are living things.

• False

• True

Viruses have...

• complex reproductive systems

• the ability to breathe

• DNA

• the same shape

What do viruses need to reproduce?

• a host cell

• a vector

• a vaccine

• chloroplasts

Viruses hijack a host cell to...

• extend the life of a host cell

• produce minerals

• produce vitamins

• reproduce virus cells

When a virus invades a host cell, the host cell most often ultimately ____.

• synthesizes

• resists

• dies

• reproduces

Viruses can be transmitted in all of the following ways except...

• spontaneous infection

• human contact

• water

• insect bite

What is our primary tool in preventing the spread of virus?

• Medications

• Will power

• Vaccines

• Antibiotics

Viruses are among the most ____ illnesses in humans. The illnesses they cause range from ______.

• widespread, mild to moderate

• widespread, mild to severe

• rare, mild to moderate

• rare, mild to severe