Why do viruses need to infect a host?   A. In order to eat other viruses   B. In order to reproduce   C. In order to grow from eggs to adult viruses   D. In order to properly socialize with other viruses

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Q: Name 1 budding inhibitor and the virus it is used to treat. How does it work?

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Q: A researcher, studying two different animal viruses (A and B) that infect the same cell type,…

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Q: Compare and contrast acute infections and the two types of persistent infections caused by animal…

A: Viruses are those microorganisms and they can live inside the host cells or other living things.…

Q: Brefiefly summarize how each type of vaccine triggers an immune response (Remeber that the immune…

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Q: Compare HIV and Influenza virus. Which has a narrow host range? Which has a broad host range

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Q: What determines the specificity of viruses to their host cells? a. surface or outer proteins b. No…

A: A virus is a microscopic infectious agent that can infect living organisms such as animals, plants,…

Q: The envelope of an animal virus is usually derived from the _____ of its host cell. a. cell wall c.…

A: Animals, plants, and even microorganisms like archaea and bacteria are infected by viruses. In many…

Q: Diagram and compare the reproductive cycles of enveloped and non-enveloped animal viruses.  Cite a…

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A: ANSWER) (d) Is higher in negative single stranded RNA than the single stranded DNA

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A: The species-specific disease is those diseases that affect only a particular species such as HIV…

Q: Influenza Virus has a    genome and can jump hosts easily because of its genome   A. DNA;…

A: Virus is a microscopic organism which contains a protective coat and the nucleic acid. It doesn’t…

Q: Compare how viruses differ from viroids and prions.

A: Viruses are infectious agents. They can only replicate inside the living cells. Viruses can infect…

Q: replicate,

A: The substance which controls the inheritance of characters or traits from one generation to the…

Q: Viruses code for their own independent protein synthesis. A. True B. False

A: The mechanism by which cells make proteins is known as protein synthesis. Transcription and…

Q: 73) Provirus is a term to describe a. The empty capsid without the genome in case of viruses with…

A: Provirus is the viral form that is integrated into the host cell DNA and replicate to transmit them…

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A: Introduction :- The spike protein is a component of many different types of viruses, including…

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Q: List a method a virus can use to prime DNA а replication and give an example of a virus that uses…

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Q: 101) In the case of abortive infection a. The cells are destroyed by the virus b. The virus is in a…

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Q: Which of the following is a reason that scientists do not classify viruses as living things? A.…

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Q: Give some example of plant viruses.

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Q: Give some example of animal viruses.

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A: Answer : genes a virion contains are :  5  150   A virion has enough genetic information to code…

Q: Evaluate how each of the following results of scientific studies regarding mutations of the…

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Q: The term active transmission refers to: a. A person who catches a disease from a bug bite  b. A…

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Q: Select a drug or drugs that can prevent a viral nucleic acid from beingreplicated.a. retrovir b.…

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Q: Viruses are not considered to be alive because: (choose all that apply) A. They do not grow B.…

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