STAAR Review Quizziz 6

Viruses are considered:

• Living organisms

• Non-living entities

• Both living and non-living

• None of the above

The protein coat surrounding a virus is called?

• Capsid

• Envelope

• Nucleic acid

• Membrane

Do viruses have DNA?

• Yes, all viruses have DNA.

• No, viruses do not have DNA.

• Some viruses have DNA, while others have RNA.

• Viruses have both DNA and RNA.

Antibiotics can be used to treat:

• Bacterial infections

• Viral infections

• Both bacterial and viral infections

• None of the above

How do viruses reproduce?

• By binary fission

• By budding

• By using host cells

• By mitosis

Viruses are living.

• True

• False

Place the following labels in the correct category

b

c

a

nonliving

made of protein

living

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Most scientists classify viruses as "​ (a)   " because they lack the ability to ​ (b)   alone and perform ​ (c)  

processes on their own.

• nonliving

• reproduce

• metabolic

• living

• host

• energy

Answer explanation

Most scientists classify viruses as 'nonliving' because they lack the ability to 'reproduce' alone and perform 'metabolic' processes on their own, distinguishing them from living organisms.

what is the capsid head in a virus made of?

• carbohydrates
• lipids
• protein
• nucleic acid

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Unit 1

A table comparing characteristics of four samples is shown.

Which sample most likely is identifying viruses?

• Sample 1

• Sample 2

• Sample 3

• Sample 4

Answer explanation

remember, viruses are non-living which means they do not have a nucleus, do not have ribsomes, or chloroplasts.

Viruses are non-living and depend on a host and their energy.