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Viruses and Bacteria

Quiz by Crystal L. Wood

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  • Q1
    a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.
    pathogen
    30s
  • Q2
    A tiny, nonliving particle that is made of a protein coat, nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) and sometimes lipids
    virus
    30s
  • Q3
    Living cell in which a virus replicates.
    host cell
    30s
  • Q4
    Protein coat surrounding a virus.
    capsid
    30s
  • Q5
    Genetic material found inside cells and some viruses
    DNA
    30s
  • Q6
    Type of virus that infects bacteria
    bacteriophage
    30s
  • Q7
    This word means to burst
    lyse
    30s
  • Q8
    The two main components of a virus
    protein and nucleic acid
    30s
  • Q9
    The cycle that involves the destruction of the host cell rather quickly
    lytic cycle
    30s
  • Q10
    These provide protection from viral infections because they help your immune system recognize a pathogen before it makes you sick
    vaccines
    30s
  • Q11
    this is the longer viral cycle
    lysogenic cycle
    30s
  • Q12
    a breakdown of a structure or function within the body
    Disease
    30s
  • Q13
    an organism (Other than human) that spreads disease causing pathogens
    Vectors
    30s
  • Q14
    microscopic organisms
    Microbes
    30s
  • Q15
    the theory that infectious diseases are caused by certain microbes (Germs)
    Germ Theory
    30s

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