21. Are viruses alive or not? Support your opinion.â¨
22. Describe the basic structure of a virus.â¨
23. What tools are necessary for studying viruses? Why couldnâtvan
Leeuvenhoek observe them in his studies? How can we studyviruses today?
24. Describe how an animal virus infects a host cell (ingeneral)
25. Describe how a bacteriophage infects a host cell. Compareand contrast lytic â¨and lysogenic mechanisms of replication. Why isit an advantage for a virus to be able to have both of thesemechanisms of replication?
26. Where do enveloped viruses acquire their envelope from?
27. What component of the flu virus changes every year? How isthis
advantageous for the virus? How does it affect us?
28. Why do you need a flu shot every year?
29.What components of a host cell are used by viruses duringviral replication?
30. Describe 3 different explanations for the origin ofviruses.
21. Are viruses alive or not? Support your opinion.â¨
22. Describe the basic structure of a virus.â¨
23. What tools are necessary for studying viruses? Why couldnâtvan
Leeuvenhoek observe them in his studies? How can we studyviruses today?
24. Describe how an animal virus infects a host cell (ingeneral)
25. Describe how a bacteriophage infects a host cell. Compareand contrast lytic â¨and lysogenic mechanisms of replication. Why isit an advantage for a virus to be able to have both of thesemechanisms of replication?
26. Where do enveloped viruses acquire their envelope from?
27. What component of the flu virus changes every year? How isthis
advantageous for the virus? How does it affect us?
28. Why do you need a flu shot every year?
29.What components of a host cell are used by viruses duringviral replication?
30. Describe 3 different explanations for the origin ofviruses.
