4.1
Are viruses considered living or non-living? And why?
Non-living.
They do not use energy
Do not grow
Do not respond to environment
Do not make/Intake food
Is not made of cells
Why would a bacteria cell form an endospore?
To survive harsh environmental conditions
Bacterial: antibiotics
Viral: Vaccines
What is Ms.Hall's favorite redbull flavor?
Coconut berry
What are the two cycles of virus multiplication and what makes them different
Lytic and Lysogenic
Lytic is active
Lysogenic is dormant
What are four things bacteria are used for
Fuel
Food
Recycling
Medicine
What are the four ways to get an infectious diease?
-contact with infected person
-contact with infected object
-contact with infected animal
-environmental sources
What is Ms. Hall's teacher pet peeve?
Talking over someone or having airpods in while I'm teaching
What are the four shapes of viruses?
Helical
Polyhedral
Spherical
Complex Shapes
What are the three bacteria shapes
Bacillus: Rod shaped
Coccus: Spherical shape
Spirillum: Spiral shape
How can we defend against infectious dieases?
-Keep things clean and sanitized
-Get vaccinated
-Cover your mouth/nose when you cough/sneeze
-Eat a balanced diet and exercise
When is Ms. Halls birthday?
July 13
What is the five steps of lytic cycle?
1 Attachment
2 Entry
3 DNA synthesis
4 Assembly
5 Lysis
What the two ways bacteria reproduce
Binary Fission
Conjunction
Why is it important to finish antibiotics?
To make sure they kill all the bacteria, if not they can reproduce and make you sick again. And so bacteria doesn't become antibiotic resistant
What is Ms. Hall's favorite holiday?
Thanksgiving
Label this image:
1 Head
2 Tail
3 Nucleic acids
4 Neck
5 Collar
6 Tail Sheath
7 Base plate
8 Tail fiber
9 Spike
One bacterium transfers some of its genetic material into another bacteria. Pili help with this function.
How do vaccines work?
They stimulate your immune system by injecting a person with either a dead or altered virus, that way our immune system knows how to defend against it.
What is Ms. Hall's current favorite song?
You look like you love me