Honors Bio (Viruses, Protist, & Bacteria)

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What Kingdom do Viruses Belong To?

None, viruses are not living.

What Kingdom do Bacteria Belong To?

Kingdom Monera

What Kingdom do Protists Belong To?

Kingdom Protista

Why are Viruses Not Living?

Viruses only contain DNA or RNA, they require a host to reproduce.

What is the Lytic infection Cycle?

The Lytic Infection Cycle is the process in which viruses invade a host cell, use it to replicate, and burst to spread.

What is the Lysogenic infection Cycle?

The Lysogenic Infection Cycle is the process where a viruses integrates into the host’s DNA and reproduces and becomes a pro-virus.

Bacteria Shapes Include?

Cocci, Bacilli, and spirilla.

Bacteria Arrangements Include? 

Strepto, Diplo, Staphlyo 

Bacteria Cells Vs Plant Cells Vs Animal Cells.

1. Bacteria cells are Prokaryotic, Lack a Nucleus, and have a cell wall.

2. Plant cells are Eukaryotic, have a Nucleus, and have a cell wall (Cellulose)

3. Animal cells are Eukaryotic, have a Nucleus, and have NO cell wall.

Why do we heat-fix bacteria slides?

To attach the bacteria to the slide and prevent them from coming off during staining.

Why are Antibiotics not used against Viruses? What do we use instead?

Antibiotics are not used because they only kill bacteria, viruses are not bacteria so we have to use different means to eliminate them such as antiviral medications.

What is the name of the staining agent we used?

Methylene blue