Flashcards on Bacteria, viruses and fungi
Bacteria, Viruses and Fungi: Structure, Diseases & Differences
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Card 1
Question: What are microorganisms?
Answer: Microorganisms are tiny living things or agents that are too small to be seen with the naked eye, found everywhere (air, water, soil, on and in bodies
Card 2
Question: What are the three major types of microorganisms explored in the article?
Answer: Bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
Card 3
Question: Why are viruses unique among microorganisms?
Answer: They are not considered living organisms in the traditional sense, as they are obligate intracellular parasites.
Card 4
Question: What does it mean for a virus to be an obligate intracellular parasite?
Answer: It means they can only replicate inside the living cells of other organisms.
Card 5
Question: What are the two essential components of a typical virus?
Answer: Genetic material (DNA or RNA) and a capsid.
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Question: What kind of genetic material can a virus have?
Answer: Viruses contain either DNA or RNA, but never both. This can be single-stranded or double-stranded, linear or circular.
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Question: What is a capsid in a virus?
Answer: A protein coat that surrounds and protects the genetic material.
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Question: What are capsomeres?
Answer: Smaller protein units that make up the capsid.
Card 9
Question: Do all viruses have an envelope?
Answer: No, some viruses have an outer lipid bilayer membrane called an envelope, while others do not and are called naked viruses.
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Question: From where is the viral envelope derived?
Answer: From the host cell membrane as the virus exits the cell.