Learning Goal: I’m working on a microbiology writing question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.
Viruses Concept Questions
1. Describe the structure of a viral particle.
2. Why can’t viruses be classified above the family/order level?
3. What is the Baltimore system of classification based on? Describe the system.
4. Describe the processes that typically occur during a viral infection cycle.
5. What is a major host range factor with most viruses?
6. Describe the lytic and lysogenic cycle of a bacteriophage.
7. What is the function of tegument proteins in a herpesvirus?
8. How does rhinovirus ensure that all cellular energy is used to generate more rhinovirus?
9. What is antigenic shift, and why is it important for influenza?
10. What makes HIV such a problematic virus?
Make sure your response provides a complete answer to each question (probably about a paragraph).
- make sure your responses to each question completely answer the question
- if you use scientific terminology in your answer, make sure you define these terms
- be sure to explain your answers in your own words; it is a much better indicator that you understand a concept if you can explain it yourself; it is even better if you can explain it using non-scientific wording, the way you would explain this concept to a patient or a relative
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