Virus Types
COVID- 19 is a famous virus. True or False ?
True
What genomes do viruses have?
DNA or RNA
There is only one way that viruses do attachment and entry in virus reproduction. True or False ?
False
Name a good virus, that we all have in the fluids in our bodies.
Bacteriophages
What viruses causes small pox ?
Poxviruses
What cycles are used in virus reproduction ?
Lytic or lysogenic cycle
Name three common viruses.
cold, flu, & respiratory syncytial virus
What is the smallest size for a virus?
20 nm in diameter
What are the FIVE main steps of virus reproduction ?
Attachment, entry, replication, assemble, & release
Name ALL the main forms of a virus.
Helical, icosahedral, enveloped, & complex viruses
How long can a Ebola virus and Marburg virus be ?
80 nm - 1000 in diameter
What can you compare receptors to in Receptor building ?
You can think of receptors like doors because at times viruses would trick cells by "opening the door" for them, letting them think they are allowed inside
Describe a helical virus.
A cylindrical shape with a coiled RNA, like a spring inside of it.
What do viruses rely on ?
Viruses rely on the internal environment of the cell
Why are bacteriophages different from most cells when they reproduce ?
Bacteriophages only replicate and infect bacterial cells