Foundation Doc: Viruses

Viruses are made of cells

• True

• False

What is the shell of a virus called?

• Nucleus

• Capsid

• Surface Marker

• Envelope

What biomolecule is a viral capsid made from?

• Protein

• Lipid

• Carbohydrate

• Nucleic Acid

Viruses can reproduce:

• True

• False

What does a virus need to reproduce?

• Another virus

• A capsid

• A host cell

• Nothing

A virus has genetic material in the form of DNA or RNA

• True

• False

What allows viruses to attach to a host cell?

• Capsid

• Genetic Material

• Envelope

• Surface Markers

What do host cells make for the virus?

• Food

• Proteins

• A capsid

• Surface markers

What happens to a cell after it is used to make virus copies?

• It is damaged/destroyed

• Nothing

• It replicates

• The virus says thank you

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

Which reproductive cycle is short/fast?

• Lytic

• Lysogenic