PPT-0 Viruses

Which of the following is a property of life shared by prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells but not viruses nucleic acids used to store hereditary information order and complexity in arrangement of biological molecules. A . virus. is a small . infectious agent. that can replicate only inside the living cells of organisms. Most viruses are too small to be seen directly with a . microscope. . Viruses infect all types of organisms, from . Chapters 12 and 13. Viral Characteristics and Structure. Why Viruses aren’t Alive. General Characteristics of Viruses. Name derives from the Latin for “poison”. Obligatory intracellular parasites. 1. A program that attaches itself to another . executable. (a . host program. ). Whenever the host program is executed, virus code is ran and it can make a copy of itself and infect other executables found in your memory or hard drive. What is a Virus?. Very small . Non-living particle. Made up of nucleic acid. . and proteins. Can only reproduce by infecting living cells. Do not carry out respiration, grow or develop. Structure. Viruses have an inner core which contains either RNA or DNA. Prabhaker Mateti. Mateti, Viruses, Trojans and Worms. 2. Virus Awareness. Virus Bulletin . http://www.virusbtn.com/. . Technical journal on developments in the field of computer viruses and anti-virus products . Protists. , Fungi. Chapter 7. Grade 7 Science. Viruses. _____ - a tiny, non-living particle invades and then multiplies inside of a living cell.. Viruses can only multiply when they are _____ of a living cell.. Where the name came from. This is a phrase coined from biology to describe a piece of software that behaves very much like a real virus (only it spreads from computer to computer rather than people!).. Are Viruses Living or Non-living?. Biologists consider viruses to be non-living because:. Are not cells. Do not grow or respond to their surroundings. Cannot make food, take in food, or produce wastes. STRUCTURE. A core nucleic acid - DNA or RNA. Nucleic Acid surrounded by a protein, called a capsid.. CLASSIFICATION. By genomes: DNA viruses, RNA viruses or retroviruses . (any . of a group of RNA viruses that insert a DNA copy of their genome into the . What do viruses need to reproduce?. Other viruses. Host organisms. A nutrient medium. An enzyme solution. Which characteristic do viruses possess in common with living cells?. They contain a nucleus and organelles.. Embryonated. Egg. Viruses. Viruses do not fall in the category of unicellular . microorganism. They . are obligate intracellular parasites and lack the . machinery . necessary for protein and nucleic acid . Viruses . A nonliving (?) particle made of proteins, nucleic acids, and sometimes lipids (fats). Viruses only reproduce by infecting living cells. Most viruses can only be seen with an electron microscope. . . The process of transfer of virus into host is referred as . TRANSMISSION. and this is an important step in the life cycle of viruses.. Person to person infections are said to be . HORIZONTAL. . As a group discuss for 1 minute. Be able to defend your answer for the class!. Are . VIRUSES. alive?. Growth and Development. Reproduce. Change Over Time. Obtain and Use Energy. Maintain Homeostasis.