Chapter 24 (Part 2)

Question 1

Viruses are not considered ‘living’ because

Answer 1

hey possess only a few properties of living organisms.

Question 2

Viruses do not have..

Answer 2

a cell membrane or cellular organelles and they can not replicate outside of host cells

Question 3

viruses hereditary material can be…

Answer 3

DNA or RNA

Question 4

viruses can only infect specific cell types that contain…

Answer 4

receptors that the virus can bind to

Question 5

zoonotic infections

Answer 5

Viruses can sometimes bind to similar receptors in more than
one species

Question 6

Viruses that infect multiple organisms have a higher rate of
mutation, therefore a higher rate of

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‘evolution’

Question 7

pandemic

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an infectious disease epidemic that has spread across a large region: ie. multiple continents or worldwide.

Question 8

Viruses are how many times smaller than human cells?

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100 to 10000 times smaller

Question 9

Helical viruses

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have a hollow centre and can be very long

Question 10

Polyhedral viruses

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have only protein surrounding them

Question 11

Enveloped viruses

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steal membrane from the host to help them bind to new cells

Question 12

Bacteriophages

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only infect bacteria, complex structure, inject genetic material into a bacterium (the remainder is discarded.

Question 13

lytic cycle

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If a virus kills the infected host

Question 14

lysogenic cycle

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If the virus integrates itself into the host genome and remains dormant as the host cell replicates

Question 15

Attachment

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Proteins on the virus capsid bind to a specific receptor

Question 16

Infiltration

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The host cell takes up the virus

Question 17

Replication

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The virus uses host cell organelles, nutrients, and ATP to make new virus particles

Question 18

Assembly

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New virus particles form and are released from the host cell, causing lysis and death of the host cell

Question 19

viruses that contain RNA must do what before they replicate within the host cell?

Answer 19

convert RNA to DNA

Question 20

The process of converting RNA to DNA requires the enzyme…

Answer 20

reverse transcriptase

Question 21

Why do RNA viruses mutate more rapidly?

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reverse transcriptase enzymes make many mistakes during replication and lack “proofreading” ability
This high mutation → new variants

Question 22

HIV

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is an RNA virus that infects specific white blood cells and integrates into the host cell’s genome: (a retrovirus)

Question 23

Since most of these immune cells die by lysis…

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Leads to low levels of properly functioning immune cells

Question 24

Decline in immune cell numbers …

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Body becomes more susceptible to opportunistic infections

Question 25

If untreated, HIV-infected individuals develop...

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AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)

Question 26

What cell can be infected by HIV?

Answer 26

Macrophages, dendritic cells, and T cells

Question 27

Coronaviruses

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large family of viruses usually causing mild to moderate upper-respiratory tract illnesses like the common cold