Viruses
Biology ⇒ Microorganisms and Microbiology
Viruses starts at 7 and continues till grade 12.
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A person receives a flu vaccine and does not get sick when exposed to the flu virus. What does this demonstrate about vaccines?
A student observes that a virus cannot grow on a nutrient agar plate by itself. What does this suggest about viruses?
Describe how vaccines help protect against viral infections.
Describe one way in which viruses differ from bacteria.
Describe the main difference between the lytic and lysogenic cycles of viral replication.
Describe the role of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses.
Explain why antibiotics are not effective against viruses.
Explain why viral infections are often difficult to treat.
Explain why viruses are considered obligate intracellular parasites.
Name one viral disease that affects humans.
Name the protein coat that surrounds the genetic material of a virus.
Name the scientist who first crystallized the tobacco mosaic virus.
What is the main function of the viral envelope in some viruses?
What is the role of surface proteins on a virus?
