Biology 2201 Viruses and Dichotomous Keys and Classification

  1. What are the names of the eight categories that all living creatures are placed in?

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  2. Which category from number 1 contains the most different types of creatures?

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  3. Which category from number 1 contains the fewest different types of creatures?

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  4. How many different types of creatures are in each species?

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  5. Who is credited with coming up with the two word naming system?

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  6. What is the correct format for the two word naming system?

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  7. What is the technical name for two word naming?

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  8. What is a dichotomous key used for?

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  9. How many options are in each step of a dichotomous key?

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  10. Create a dichotomous key to identify (crow, a peacock, a seagull).

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  11. What are the names of the two parts of a virus?

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  12. What are the two different types of genetic material that may be found in a virus?

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  13. Why are viruses not considered alive according to the biological definition of alive?

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  14. What are the three steps involved in your body fighting off an infection?

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  15. What are the two virus life cycles called?

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  16. Which virus lifecycle involves the host cell dying quickly?

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  17. Which virus lifecycle involves viruses that contain DNA?

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  18. Which virus lifecycle involves the host cell not dying quickly?

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  19. Which virus lifecycle involves viruses that contain RNA?

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  20. Which virus lifecycle includes a dormant phase?
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  21. Which virus lifecycle uses the chemical called reverse transcriptase?

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  22. What do retroviruses use reverse transcriptase to do?

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  23. What type of creature does a bacteriophage virus infect?

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  24. Name one disease caused by a retrovirus.

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  25. Cold sores are caused by the herpes virus. Why are antibiotics no use as a treatment for this illness?

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  26. Name one disease caused by a lytic virus.

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  27. List three differences between lytic viruses and retroviruses.