Viruses and Monerans: Viral Diseases

The video discusses the history of Native Americans, focusing on their land loss to European settlers and the devastating impact of European diseases, particularly smallpox, which drastically reduced their population. It also explains what viruses are, highlighting their inability to survive without host cells.

What was the primary reason for the decline in the Native American population after European settlers arrived?

• Exposure to European diseases

• Wars with European settlers

• Famine and lack of resources

• Migration to other continents

Which disease was particularly devastating to the Native American population in the 1700s?

• Influenza

• Measles

• Cholera

• Smallpox

Approximately how many Native Americans remained by the late 1800s due to the impact of smallpox?

• 250,000

• 500,000

• 1 million

• 100,000

What is a key characteristic of viruses that differentiates them from cells?

• Viruses can take in food

• Viruses can expel waste

• Viruses can reproduce on their own

• Viruses need a host to reproduce

What do viruses require to reproduce?

• Sunlight

• Living cells called hosts

• Water

• Nutrients from soil