Biology Chapter 4: Viruses and Monerans

Vocabulary
Objectives
4:1  Viruses
page 72
virus
host
parsite
interferon
vaccine
  • Identify the traits of a viruses.
  • List three diseases caused by viruses
  • How do we control viruses?
  • Why is it difficult to control viruses?
  • Tell how viruses reproduce.
  • List examples of how viruses affect living things.
4:2  Monera Kingdom
page 79
bacteria
colony
capsule
flagellum
fission
asexual reproduction
endospore
saprophyte
decomposer
Koch's postulate
communicable disease
antibiotic
biotechnology
pasteurization
blue-green bacteria
  • Identify the traits of bacteria.
  • Explain how bacteria affect other living things.
  • Name at least four diseases caused by bacteria.
  • How can we control bacteria?
  • Describe the traits of blue-green bacteria.