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Viruses are ______ parasites
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
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
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 ______
The new viruses are released when the host cell ______
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Vaccines can be made from ______ and then used to treat the diseases they cause
Vaccines can be made from ______ and then used to treat the diseases they cause
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The patient’s immune system responds by producing antibodies against the ______
The patient’s immune system responds by producing antibodies against the ______
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Viruses can be ______ shaped, spherical or complex
Viruses can be ______ shaped, spherical or complex
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Viruses are ______ parasites, meaning they have to live in or on a different organism, causing it harm, to survive
Viruses are ______ parasites, meaning they have to live in or on a different organism, causing it harm, to survive
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The virus forms a hole in the host cell and the viral nucleic acid is squeezed out of its ______ coat into the host cell
The virus forms a hole in the host cell and the viral nucleic acid is squeezed out of its ______ coat into the host cell
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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
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
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The human papillomavirus (HPV) that causes warts and cervical cancer has been used to create a vaccine that successfully prevents ______ cancer of this type
The human papillomavirus (HPV) that causes warts and cervical cancer has been used to create a vaccine that successfully prevents ______ cancer of this type
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Viruses can cause disease and death to humans, animals, and ______
Viruses can cause disease and death to humans, animals, and ______
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