Study Guide

1. What are the characteristics of the viruses?

A. They are nonliving things, that cannot reproduce by their own.

2. What is a virus?
A. Is a tiny, nonliving particle that enters and reproduce inside a living thing.

3. What does a virus need to reproduce?

A. Need a host.

4. What is a host?
A. Is an organism that provides a source of energy to a virus.

5. What is a parasite?
A. An organism that lives on or in a host and cause it harm.

6. What is the common shape of a virus?

A. Some are round and some are rod-shaped.

7. What is the virus size?

A. They are smaller than cells.

8. What tool it use to see the viruses?

A. You need to use a microscope.

9. How does the scientists name the viruses?

A. Some viruses are named after the disease they cause, or the area they were discovered.

10. How viruses multiply?

A. After they attaches to a host cell, it enters to the cells.

11. Name the 2 basic parts of the virus structure.

A. Inner core and a protein coat.

12. Name the 3 virus particles.

A. Genetic material, protein coat, and membrane envelope.

13. How long does a virus last in the human body?

A. Some viral disease, such as col pass through the body quickly.

14. Does virus only affect human?

A. No, also cause diseases in other organisms.

15. What is vaccine?

A. Is a substance introduced in the body to help produce chemicals that destroy specific
virus.