This type of variable doesn't rely on anything else. It does it on its own...
Dependent Variable
100
This is a word for something that never changes throughout an experiment...
Constant
100
A Virus is a nonliving particle consisting of what 2 main things...
Hereditary Material and a Protein coat or shell
100
This is the "system" in our body that helps defend against infections and viruses
The Immune System
100
Where do viruses usually get their name from?
From the diseases they cause
200
We can identify an independent variable by looking for
the change or difference between the groups in an experiment
200
This is what we call the question that we are always trying to solve in an experiment. (Always ends with a question mark)
A Problem
200
Name two illnesses caused by a virus
Polio
Influenza
Small Pox
Herpes (Chicken Pox)...
...
200
The end of World War One saw the spread of one of the worst strains of the flu virus the world had ever seen, what were some of the reasons the virus spread so quickly?
Close proximity of the soldiers, and then soldiers going back home
200
What is the name of the material that a virus releases into a cell that tells the cell to produce more viruses?
Hereditary Material
Genetic Material
DNA
300
A variable that relies on the outcome of other variables is otherwise known as...
Dependent Variable
300
Name 2 constants in our Broccoli Lab
Amount of Sunlight
Amount of Water
Type of Soil
Type of Broccoli Plant
300
There are many viruses in the world, but they can be categorized into two groups based on how quickly they infect their host. What are these two groups called?
Active and Latent Viruses
300
This is what you call a small injection of part of a virus. It is too small to infect the host, but large enough to alert the immune system to its presence...
Vaccine
300
Give an example of a vaccine you may or may not have had...
...
400
We can identify the dependent variable as...
The thing that we measure in an experiment
400
This is what we call the group that is always left alone. Nothing special happens to them and they are used to compare the results of all the other groups.
The Control Group
400
This is what you call the cell that the virus lands on and infects. It welcomes the virus and then eventually is hijacked into making more and more viruses
The Host Cell
400
Besides vaccines, how else can viruses be helpful?
By helping cells correct a disorder. Fixing genetic disorders
400
Viruses can be mass produced by being started in THESE
A chicken egg
500
In our broccoli lab, what is the independent variable
The type of fertilizer used
500
What is the Control Group in our Broccoli Lab experiment?
The group with NO fertilizer (None)
500
What does HIV stand for
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
500
Viruses can be classified 4 ways, name 3 of them...
Shape
Kind of Hereditary Material They Have
Kind of Organism They Infect
Their Method of Reproduction
500
Viruses can often be hard to fight because of their ability to ___________