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Viruses

Quiz by Jennifer Faulknor

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  • Q1
    A tiny, nonliving particle that invades and then reproduces inside a living cell.
    virus
    30s
  • Q2
    An organism that lives on or in a host and causes harm to the host (a virus is an example)
    parasite
    30s
  • Q3
    An organism on which a parasite lives.
    host
    30s
  • Q4
    A virus that infects bacteria
    bacteriophage
    30s
  • Q5
    substance prepared from killed or weakened pathogens and introduced into a body to produce immunity
    vaccine
    30s
  • Q6
    The virus attaching to a host cell. The virus must have the correct proteins to attach to the cell's proteins
    virus attachment
    30s
  • Q7
    The virus injects DNA in the host cell
    virus injection
    30s
  • Q8
    The host cell replicates the genetic material and the viruses structural parts needed to make more viruses
    virus replication
    30s
  • Q9
    The viral parts are now assembled into a virus
    virus assembly
    30s
  • Q10
    Newly formed viruses are released from the cell into the outside environment
    virus release
    30s
  • Q11
    highly contagious and often severe viral infection of the respiratory tract
    influenza (flu)
    30s
  • Q12
    virus responsible for common cold and COVID19
    coronavirus
    30s
  • Q13
    varicella zoster virus, causes the development of small itchy pustules on the skin
    chicken pox
    30s
  • Q14
    A virus that attacks and destroys the human immune system.
    HIV
    30s
  • Q15
    capsid and nucleic acid
    parts of a virus
    30s

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