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Viruses are what kind of parasites?
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Obligate intracellular parasites
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Are viruses small?
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Yes, filterable
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Viruses have Rna or Dna?
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Have either Rna OR Dna
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What surrounds their nucleic acid?
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Protein coat
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Are they enveloped or not?
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Yes, could be enveloped
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What do viruses use to multiply?
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Host's cell machinery
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What do viruses use to transfer nucleic acid to other cells?
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Synthesis of structures
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What 2 things do virues NOT have and what can't they make?
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No enzymes, no ribosomes, can't make ATP
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What are bacteriophages? How do they transfer?
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Infect only bacteria, horizontal gene transfer
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Viruses are lg or sm?
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Small, 10-800 nanometers
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Human RBC how small?
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10,000 nm in diameter
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Virus' nucleid acid contains what 2 things?
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Dna or Rna
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What 2 shapes can nuclic acid be?
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Linear or circular
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What is a capsid?
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Protein coat
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What are capsomeres?
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Protein subunits
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