GPA Culture
What should students do with their trash after eating lunch?
Throw it away and keep the area clean.
What is a phage?
A virus that infects and kills bacteria.
What type of virus is a phage/bacteriophages?
A virus that infects bacteria.
Can all bacteria make people sick?
No. Many bacteria are harmless, and some can be helpful.
Which is living? Bacteria or viruses?
BACTERIA. Viruses are complicated.
Where should a student's phone be during class?
Turned off and inside the student's backpack.
Where can scientists find phages?
Anywhere a host cell is found. In places such as soil, rivers, sewage water, and our bodies.
What is a virus?
A tiny infectious agent that can reproduce by using a host cell.
What can harmful bacteria cause?
They can cause infections and make people sick.
How do viruses reproduce?
Host cells
What should a student do if they see an unfamiliar person on campus?
Tell a GPA adult or leader right away.
What is phage therapy?
Using phages to treat bacterial infections.
What happens after a phage takes over a bacterial cell? (step 3 of phage cycle)
The cell begins making new viruses.
Where can bacteria be found?
How to treat bacterial infections?
Antibiotics OR Phage Therapy
What is Tardy Sweep?
A school procedure for students who are late getting to class.
Why are phages important when bacteria become resistant to antibiotics?
Phages can kill bacteria that may no longer respond to antibiotics.
What genetic material does a phage inject into a bacterial cell?
DNA.
List 3 ways bacteria can be helpful
1. Make food (eg: yogurt)
2. Clean pollution (eg: oil spill in ocean)
3. Help grow plants
4. Digest our foods
5. Microbiome in our body
What is an example of a bacterium? What is an example of a virus?
Bacterium: E. Coli
Virus: Phages
During an emergency, when can a student leave campus?
Only when the student is officially dismissed according to the school's emergency procedure.
What is the phage cycle? DRAW IT ON THE BOARD (30 seconds to draw)
How are new phages released from the bacterial cell? (step 4 of the phage cycle)
The bacterial cell bursts, releasing the new phages.
How can harmful bacteria make us sick? (hint: food poisoning & E. Coli)
Name 3 parts of a virus AND 3 parts of a bacterium.
Bacterium:
Virus: