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Understanding viruses: classwork questions
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1. How much smaller than a bacteria is a virus?______________________________________________
2. List the 3 parts of a virus:______________________________________________________________
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3. How do viruses get inside our bodies to infect us?__________________________________________
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4. How does a virus make new copies of itself?_______________________________________________
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5. How does a virus get into a host cell? ____________________________________________________
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6. What happens to the host cell at the end of the lytic cycle?___________________________________
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7. How is a lysogenic cycle different from the lytic cycle? ______________________________________
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8. How can a person infected with HIV not show symptoms of AIDS for years?______________________
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9. What can you do to reduce your risk of spreading or being infected with a virus?_________________
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