8.1 - 8.3 Flashcards
1
Q
Characteristics,of,living,things
A
- Have cells
- Use energy
- Respond to environment
- Adapt to environment
- Reproduce
- Grow and develop
2
Q
Father,of,Taxonomy
A
Carolus,Linnaeus
3
Q
Order of taxons
A
DKPCOFGS
4
Q
First person to isolate a virus - Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV)
A
Wendell Stanley
5
Q
contain very small amounts of DNA or RNA
A
Virus
6
Q
Viral Protein Coat
A
Capsid
7
Q
The Capsid
A
- Protection of the DNA or RNA strands inside
* Attachment of the virus to a host cell
8
Q
These are viruses that attack bacteria
A
Bacteriophages
9
Q
Viruses must have a ___ in order to reproduce
A
host cell
10
Q
Viruses need to use the host cells ribosomes and enzymes to
A
make new DNA or RNA strands and new capsomeres to form new viruses
11
Q
what organisms a virus can attack
A
Host Range
12
Q
- found in bacteria, act as primitive defense against viruses
- only cut at certain nucleotide sequences.
A
Restriction enzymes
13
Q
an enzyme, to turn RNA into DNA (transcription
backwards)
A
reverse transcriptase
14
Q
big outbreak in one area
A
Epidemic
15
Q
global outbreak
A
Pandemic
