Nanoscience & Viruses

What is a nanometer?

• A billionth of a meter

• A thousandth of a meter

• A hundreth of a meter

• A millionth of a meter

Why are people concerned about the use of nanoparticles?

• Don't know the long term effects

• Too expensive

• Too small to see

Which of the following is largest?

• an atom

• a molecule

• a bacteria

• a virus

The study of nanoscale objects and their properties is called...

• nanotechnology

• nanoscience

• nanology

• nanoscale

What do viruses need to reproduce?

• they need genetic material
• They need a host cell
• They need  bacteria
• They need insulin

What part of a virus is the protein capsule that houses the genetic material (DNA/RNA)?

• tail
• nucleus
• capsid
• glycoprotein

What is a host?

• Organism that lives on the cell and causes it harm 
• Something that causes harm to the cell 
• Cell that the virus invades and takes over

Which is not a shape that viruses can come in?

• Round

• Triangle

• Rod-shaped

• Threadlike

Which is bigger, a bacteria or a virus?

• Bacteria
• Virus

Reasons that viruses are considered to be nonliving is because

• They are not cellular
• They cannot reproduce on their own
• They cannot make proteins
• all of the above