Viruses Vocabulary

Virus

• nonliving protective shell with genetic material inside of it

• structure inside an animal cell where DNA is stored

• medicine used to treat bacteria infections

A nonliving protective shell with genetic material inside of it.

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Nucleus

• Nucleolus

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Viruses are treated with _______, while bacteria are treated with _________.

(click all that apply) What are shapes of viruses that we have talked about

• Helical

• Polyhedral

• Enveloped

• bacteriophage

• Capisd

To what would the phrase "is not a cell but has the ability to reproduce within a living cell" best describe?

• an alga

• a yeast

• a bacterium

• a virus

Most scientists classify viruses as "​ (a)   " because they lack the ability to ​ (b)   alone and perform ​ (c)  

processes on their own.

• nonliving

• reproduce

• metabolic

• living

• host

• energy

Answer explanation

Most scientists classify viruses as 'nonliving' because they lack the ability to 'reproduce' alone and perform 'metabolic' processes on their own, distinguishing them from living organisms.

To what would the phrase "is not a cell but has the ability to reproduce within a living cell" best describe?

• an alga

• a yeast

• a bacterium

• a virus

Which of the following pictures is NOT a example of a virus?

• a

• b

• c

• d

A protein coat surrounding a virus is called a _____.

Which of the following best describes an active virus?

• It remains dormant in the host cell.

• It immediately begins to replicate after entering the host cell.

• It integrates its DNA into the host's genome.

• It does not cause any symptoms in the host.