Chapter 24 (Part 2) Flashcards

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Viruses are not considered ‘living’ because

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hey possess only a few properties of living organisms.

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Viruses do not have..

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

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viruses hereditary material can be…

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DNA or RNA

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viruses can only infect specific cell types that contain…

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receptors that the virus can bind to

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zoonotic infections

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

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

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‘evolution’

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pandemic

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

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Viruses are how many times smaller than human cells?

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100 to 10000 times smaller

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Helical viruses

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have a hollow centre and can be very long

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Polyhedral viruses

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have only protein surrounding them

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Enveloped viruses

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

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Bacteriophages

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

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13
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lytic cycle

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If a virus kills the infected host

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lysogenic cycle

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

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Attachment

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Proteins on the virus capsid bind to a specific receptor

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Infiltration

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The host cell takes up the virus

17
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Replication

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

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Assembly

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

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

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convert RNA to DNA

20
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The process of converting RNA to DNA requires the enzyme…

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reverse transcriptase

21
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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

22
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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)

23
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Since most of these immune cells die by lysis…

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Leads to low levels of properly functioning immune cells

24
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Decline in immune cell numbers …

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Body becomes more susceptible to opportunistic infections

25
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If untreated, HIV-infected individuals develop…

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AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)

26
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What cell can be infected by HIV?

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Macrophages, dendritic cells, and T cells

27
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Coronaviruses

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