Honors Bio: Study Guide- Viruses
Stuff to Know:
o Formal description/definition for viruses: “______”
o Latin: ______- “a slimy liquid”
o Differences between a living organism and a virus? ______
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o Know what viruses are made of:
o nucleic acids ( ______or ______)
o capsids: made of ______
o glycoproteins ( ______) Function? ______
o envelopes (______) if lacking an enveloped, called “ ______”
o What determines the shape of a virus? ______
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o What are some common viral shapes? ______
o Types of viruses and the diseases they cause:
o papovaviruses (HPV)- ______
o adenoviruses- ______
o poxviruses- ______
o cornaviruses- ______
o orthomyxoviruses- ______
o rhabdoviruses- ______
o retroviruses (such as HIV) - ______
o rhinoviruses- ______
o parvoviruses- ______
o What are some simple viruses and what are their effects?
o Viroids: ______
o Prions: ______
o Scrapie (affects ______)
o Kuru (affects ______) How does one get kuru? ______
o BSE also known as: ______(affects ______)
o What are bacteriophages? ______
o Most common bacteriophage? ______What specific bacterium does it affect? ______
o Methods of reproduction?
o Lytic cycle (virulent: ______) - steps of this method of reproduction? ______
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o Lysogenic cycle (temperate: ______)
- steps of this method of reproduction? ______
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o What is a provirus? ______
o What is the difference between an RNA virus and a DNA virus? ______
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o What is reverse transcriptase? ______
o What is a vector? ______
o How can vectors be controlled? ______
o What are viral emergent (emerging viral diseases)? ______
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o What are some preventions and treatments for viral diseases? ______
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o Infectious diseases (Be able to cite several examples, as per notes/video(s)/HW/labs.)
o Examples…
§ Smallpox- effects? ______
§ Chickenpox/shingles-effects? ______
§ Hepatitis- effects? ______
§ Ebola-effects? ______
§ AIDS-effects? ______
· What does AIDS stand for? ______
· What does HIV stand for? ______
· What bodily fluids transmit HIV? ______
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· What “actions” spread HIV (what are the pathways?) ______
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o What are some viral STDs? ______
o What are some viral warfare agents (as discussed in class) ______
o Be able to label the parts of a virus such as influenza or a bacteriophage.
o Be able to label/describe the steps to each viral replication cycle.
o Be able to answer critical thinking questions, if asked
o Study, study, study!!