4C Virus Vocabulary

Match the following

• vaccine

• a substance consisting of weakened or killed pathogens that produces an immune response when injected inot the body

• viral replication

• the body's natural capacity to withstand disease

• virus

• to pass or spread form one thing to another

• resistance

• a small, nonliving agent that cause disease and can be transmitted from organasim to organism

• transmit

• the process by which viruses replicate;

Match the following

• antibiotic

• a substance, such as penicillin, that kills bacteria or inhibits their growth

• bacteriophage

• a protein produced by white blood cells as a primary immune defense

• antibody

• the outer coat of a protein that surrounds a virus

• genetic material

• a virus that infects bacteria

• capsid

• nucleic acids used to code or express traits; DNA or RNA

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Match the following

• immune system

• to produce more individuals

• reproduce

• to contaminate an organism with disease-causing germs

• infect

• a living cell in which a virus replicates

• host cell

• the organ system that protects the body form infection

A disease causing agent.

• Pathogen

• Eukaryote

• Host

If someone is sick with a bacterial infection, they may be given ​ (a)   . That doesn't work if you are sick with a ​ (b)   , because viruses are not alive.

• antibiotics
• virus
• cell
• water

What part of the phage is the DNA?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

A(n) _____ is a virus that enters a bacterial cell.

• endospore
• decomposer
• plasmid
• bacteriophage

Label the following image of a bacteriophage.

a

b

c

DNA/RNA

capsid

tail fibers

Label the following image.

a

b

c

d

genetic material

capsid

glycoprotein

envelope

Are viruses classified as living things?

• Yes

• No