Viruses Flashcards
1
Q
What are virus particles composed of?
A
- Nucleic acid
- Capsid
2
Q
Virus particle can either be…
A
- Non-enveloped
- Enveloped
3
Q
What is the process of replication for a virus?
A
- Virion must find a suitable receptor cell
- Once a host cell has been infected, there is a lag time before symptoms are seen – The incubation period
4
Q
What is yeast and its function?
A
- Unicellular
- Larger than bacterial cells
- Reproduce asexually via budding
5
Q
What are moulds and their function?
A
- Multicellular
- Have filaments called hypha
- Some moulds have walls/septa in between cells
- Others have no septa and exist as a long cell with many nuclei within it
- Reproduce to produce spores
