4C Virus Vocabulary

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

the process by which viruses replicate;

to pass or spread form one thing to another

a living cell in which a virus replicates

to contaminate an organism with disease-causing germs

to produce more individuals

Match the following

• retrovirus

• a virus that causes AIDS;

• chicken pox

• an RNA virus that contains RNA as its genetic information and uses the enzyme called reverse transcriptase to make a DNA copy

• HIV

• a disease that produces respiratory symptoms and is caused by a virus; commonly called the flu

• bacteriophage

• an infectious disease caused by the varicella zoster virus, causing a mild fever and itchy blisters

• influenza

• a virus that infects bacteria

​ (a)   is a viral pathway in which host cells are destroyed. ​ (b)   a viral pathway in which host cells are not immediately destroyed.

• Lytic cycle
• Lysogenic cycle

Which viral cycle takes the longest to show symptoms?

• Lysogenic

• Lytic

What is shown here?

• Lysogenic Cycle
• Lytic Cycle
• Binary Fission
• Conjugation