TERM 1
Tobacco Mosaic Disease
DEFINITION 1
- Could spread through sap (of plants) - Cold not be grown on
nutrient media - Bacterial filter UNABLE to remove infectious
agent - Infectious capability UNDILUTED by filtration - Caused
by a virus
TERM 2
Virus
DEFINITION 2
- Very small - Simpler than bacteria - There is a debate over
whether they are alive.
TERM 3
Virus structure: _____ inside a _____ (_____) -
Some have a _____
DEFINITION 3
NUCLEIC ACID inside a PROTEIN COAT (CAPSID) - Some have
a MEMBRANOUS ENVELOPE
TERM 4
Nucleic Acids
DEFINITION 4
- DNA or RNA - Double stranded or single stranded - Usually
single linear or circular molecule - From 4 to 1,000 genes
TERM 5
Capsid
DEFINITION 5
- Protein coat of a virus - Built from CAPSOMERES
