12 Questions
Viruses are ______ parasites
obligate
Viruses cannot be included in The Five Kingdom system because they are _______ and do not carry out any metabolic reactions on their own
non-cellular
The virus attaches to the host cell. Proteins on the virus match up with receptor sites on the host _______ or membrane
wall
The new viruses are released when the host cell ______
bursts
Vaccines can be made from ______ and then used to treat the diseases they cause
viruses
The patient’s immune system responds by producing antibodies against the ______
virus
Viruses can be ______ shaped, spherical or complex
rod
Viruses are ______ parasites, meaning they have to live in or on a different organism, causing it harm, to survive
obligate
The virus forms a hole in the host cell and the viral nucleic acid is squeezed out of its ______ coat into the host cell
protein
The viral nucleic acid uses the host’s organelles to produce new viral nucleic acid and protein coats Assembly New viruses are ______ inside the host cell
assembled
The human papillomavirus (HPV) that causes warts and cervical cancer has been used to create a vaccine that successfully prevents ______ cancer of this type
cervical
Viruses can cause disease and death to humans, animals, and ______
plants
Learn about viruses, which are tiny microorganisms that consist of nucleic acid surrounded by a protein coat. Explore their characteristics, classification and replication process inside a host cell.
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