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Where are microbes found?

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All three domains of life and beyond

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What are the three microbes in the tree of life?

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Domain Bacteria
Domain Archaea
Domain Eukarya

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Are viruses truly living organisms?

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No

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What domain are viruses classified in?

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None of the three domains

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Example of a Domain Bacteria microbe?

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E. coli

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Example of Domain Archaea microbe?

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Halobacteria

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Example of Domain Eukarya microbe?

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Amoeba

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Why don’t viruses fit our definition of living organisms?

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  • Can’t reproduce by themselves

- Cant metabolize energy

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What is a virus made up of?

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Nucleic acid
Capsid
Protein coat

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Where is the only place viruses can replicate?

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Within cells

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What may viral genomes consist of?

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ssDNA
dsDNA
ssRNA
dsRNA

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How can we tell the difference between DNA and RNA?

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RNA will have Uracil

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How do viruses infect their hosts?

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  • Cell in your body goes through endocytosis

- If keys on virus fit the lock, the cell welcomes the virus in

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What surrounds the capsid of influenza viruses and many other viruses found in animals?

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Viral envelope

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Where to viruses have to be in order to replicate

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Inside of another cell as a parasite

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Obligate intracellular parasites

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Can jump between species

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What is an an example of obligate intracellular parasites?

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In W. Nile virus, virus can jump between humans, birds, and horses.

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Viruses with dsDNA acronym?

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Happier

HAPPR

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Viruses with dsDNA

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Herpesvirus
Adenovirus
Papovirus
Poxvirus
Ranavirus
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What can Herpesvirus cause?

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  • Mono
  • Chicken pox
  • Herpes
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What can Adenovirus cause?

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  • Respiratory Illness

- Phenomena

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What can Papovirus cause?

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  • Warts

- Cancerous tumors

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What can Poxvirus cause?

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Small poxs

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What can Ranavirus cause?

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Amphibians and reptiles to have lesions in skin and impact internal organs

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ssDNA virus

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Parvovirus

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What can Parvovirus cause

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  • Slapped cheeks disease

- Canine Parvovirus which acts on dogs digestive system

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Viruses with dsRNA

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Reovirus

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What does Reovirus cause?

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  • Diarrhea

- Colorado Tick Fever

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Viruses with ssRNA acronym?

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O
R
For
Real
Fun
P
C
P
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Viruses with ssRNA

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Othomyxovirus
Retrovirus
Flavivirus
Rhabdovirus
Filovirus
Picornavirus
Coronavirus
Paramyxovirus
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What does Orthomyxovirus cause?

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Influenza

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What does Retrovirus cause?

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HIV

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What does Flavivirus cause?

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-Viruses passed by Arthropods especially Mosquitos
Yellow Fever
-Dengue Fever
-W. Nile Virus

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What does Rhabdovirus cause?

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  • Rhabies

- VHS in fish which cause their internal organs to explode

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What does Filovirus cause?

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Motoba

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What does Picornavirus cause?

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  • Common Cold

- Polio

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What does Coronavirus cause?

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SARS

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What does Paramyxovirus cause?

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  • Measles

- Mumps

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Virus

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An infectious particle incapable of replicating outside of a cell

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How big are the tiniest viruses?

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20 nm

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Are viruses cells?

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No

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How many genes does the smallest viruses have in their genome?

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4

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How many genes does the largest viruses have in their genome?

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Hundreds to Thousands

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Capsid

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Protein shell enclosing viral genome

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What are the different shapes that a capsid may be?

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  • Polyhedral

- Rod-shaped

45
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What are rod-shaped viruses commonly called?

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Helical viruses

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A membranous envelope surrounds the capsid of what kinds of viruses?

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  • Influenza viruses

- Animal viruses

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Viral envelope

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Membrane derived from membranes of host cell that cloaks the capsid and enclosed the genome

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Bacteriophages/ Phages

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Viruses that infect bacteria

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True or False? Viruses are formidable pathogens?

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True

50
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Lysosomes

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Garbage disposal in cell

51
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What can prevent viral illness was?

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Vaccines

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Vaccine

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Complication of dead viruses injected into your body that your immune system knows how to destroy.

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Viral infections can’t be treated by what common medicine?

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Antibiotics

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Antibiotics

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Kill of living things

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Antiviral drugs can help to ______ though not ______ viral infections.

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  • Treat

- Cure

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Epidemic

1 example

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Large scale number of people that have a disease or virus

H1N1

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Pandemic (1 example)

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If epidemic goes global

1918 Flu pandemic

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Where do epidemics originate?

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Small isolated populations go to larger populations

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