Unit 5: Viruses Flashcards

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1
Q

What are the three phases of integration during lysogenic replication?

A

combination

dormancy

reactivation

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2
Q

Which line of defense does your immune system fall within?

A

3rd

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3
Q

What type of virus is this?

A

icosahedral

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4
Q

What type of virus is this?

A

helical

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5
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What are the 5 phases of lytic replication?

A

attachment

penetration

synthesis

assembly

release

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6
Q

Which type of genetic recombination involves a virus?

A

transduction

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7
Q

Which line of defense does your skin fall within?

A

1st

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8
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Which type of viruses attacks animals

A

icosahedral viruses

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9
Q

Virues are extremely small, smaller than bacteria so they are known as….

A

submicroscopic

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10
Q

What is found inside of a virus?

A

Nucleic acid

(RNA or DNA)

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11
Q

In latin virus means….

A

poison

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12
Q

Which line of defense targets a specific pathogen?

A

3rd

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13
Q

For a virus that hides out in the body, where does it re-enter lytic replication?

A

at the synthesis phase

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14
Q

Since viruses are inactive outside of host cells and must invade cells in or to be active, they are known as

A

pathogens or parasites

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15
Q

What is the outside most layer of an animal virus

A

envelope

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16
Q

Which structures of a virus allow it to attach to a host cell?

A

Surface proteins of the capsid or envelope

(like a lock and key with host cell’s surface proteins)

17
Q

What type of virus is this?

A

bacteriophage

18
Q

Which line of defense does a fever fall within?

A

2nd

(inflammatory response)

19
Q

Which type of viruses attacks bacteria?

A

bacteriophage

20
Q

What is a nucleic acid core surrounded by a proten coat called?

A

a virus

21
Q

All viruses begin with which type of replication as they infect a cell?

A

lytic

22
Q

For a virus such as HIV, where during the lytic process does it leave and enter into lysogenic replication

A

It leave lytic after the penetration step and enter at combination in lysogenic

23
Q

How many lines of defense are there within your body?

A

3

24
Q

Which type of viruses attacks plants?

A

helical viruses

25
Q

Since viruses don’t contain organelles they are referred to as ….

A

noncellular

(not alive)