Viruses Flashcards

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Virus

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A non living microscopic particle that replicates in a cell

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Replication

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Making copies of a virus inside a cell

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Living cycle

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Process for virus replication

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Lysis

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Rupture of a cell to release the virus

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Spike proteins

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Proteins on the outside of a virus

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Host

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Is an organism that the virus uses for recourses

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Vector

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An organism that transmits a virus

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Polyhedral

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Multiple sides

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Helical

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Cylinder

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Complex

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Robot

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Spericle

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Round

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How do vaccines work

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They are made form disabled versions of the virus used to prevent

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13
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What are the steps of the lyric cycle

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A attach
I inject
R replicate
R release

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How a virus is not a living thing

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They cant reproduce they replicate, don’t have cells, don’t grow and mature, and they don’t use energy

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Size of a virus compared to a cell and bacteria

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Virus are the smallest, then bacteria, then cells are the biggest

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