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AP Biology Test: Viruses Flashcards

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6441583927Virusan infection particle consisting of genes packaged in a protein coat0
6441583928DNA/RNA in Viruscontains either double-stranded or single stranded RNA or DNA1
6441583929what do viruses not have/can't dolack machinery/structures found in cells cannot reproduce outside host cell cannot carry out metabolic activities on their own only intracellular parasite2
6441583930parts of viruscapsid: shell genetic material: DNA/RNA some have envelope: surround capsid, comes from membrane of host cell3
6441583931bacteriophagesviruses that infect bacteria almost all have DNA genomes4
6441583932host rangevirus can only infect limited number of host species "lock and key" -- between viral surface proteins and specific receptor molecules on outside of host cells5
6441583933infectionbegins when virus binds to host cell and viral genome enters the cell viral proteins take over host and reprogram cell to copy viral nucleic acids and proteins6
6441583934what does cell provide for virus in infectionprovides: nucleotides amino acids enzymes tRNA host cell provides DNA polymerase but RNA viruses use viral RNA polymerase7
6441583935simple replicationcopies nucleic acids and proteins components self-assemble hundreds/thousands of assembled viruses leave host cell (which could damage/destroy host cell)8
6441583936cell death from viruscauses many symptoms associated with viral infections (cell breaks open from too many virus particles or cell is not able to make enough of its own proteins)9
6441583937lytic cycle of virusresults in host cell death (lytic = lysis, lysiss--breaks open) cell)10
6441583942envelope on animal viruseshas viral glycoproteins and host plasma membrane that binds to specific receptor molecules11
6441583944retrovirusestwo identical ssRNA enter and used as template to form DNA using reverse transcriptase viral dsDNA enters and is integrated in host DNA (called provirus) provirus never leaves host DNA12
6441583945reverse transcriptasecreates complement to ssDNA ssRNA->ssDNA->dsDNA13
6441583948prioninfections proteins converts folded protein into misfolded protein and interferes with normal protein act can cause degenerative brain diseases (mad cow) acts slowly indestructible with no known cures14

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