Virus And Bacteria

Question 0

What are viruses made of?
Are they living?
Are they cells?

Answer 0

Nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) and protein coat
Not living
Not made of cells

Question 1

Define taxonomy

Answer 1

Science of classifying living things

Question 2

What do viruses do to living cells

Answer 2

They inject their genetic material. Causing cells to reproduce the virus

Question 3

Examples of viruses?

Answer 3

Common cold, HIV, chicken pox, influenza, small pox, Ebola

Question 4

Antibiotics are used to treat what?

Answer 4

Bacteria. Do NOT work on viruses

Question 5

How are viruses spread

Answer 5

Air, direct contact, blood, sexually transmitted

Question 6

Bacteria are prokaryotic

Answer 6

No nucleus

No organelles

Question 7

What are the 3 shapes of bacteria

Answer 7

Bacilli
Cocci
Spirilla

Question 8

What type of bacteria does photosynthesis

Answer 8

Cyanobacteria

Question 9

Bacterial infections

Answer 9

Tuberculosis, strep throat, pneumonia, e. Coli, staph infections

Question 10

What does increased use of antibiotics cause

Answer 10

The bacteria become immune. Trade resistance genes through plasmids.
Examples - tuberculosis and staph infections

Question 11

Helpful bacteria examples

Answer 11

Used in production of cheese and yogurt, produce Vitamin K in intestines, incredible decomposers