Objective: What are the similarities and differences between bacteria and viruses?
Take the page and divide it into 6 equal boxes Number the boxes Notes: Bacteria and Viruses
Pathogen disease causing agent Can either be a virus or bacteria!!! In the box create a picture to help you remember that pathogens get you sick!!!
Prokaryote Has genetic material (DNA) floats in cytoplasm Has cell wall Has cell membrane Has ribosomes May have flagella to move
“non-living” has genetic material (DNA or RNA) no nucleus surrounded by a protein coat called a capsid no organelles
Bacteria - Binary Fission: make a clone - Conjugation: tube from one bacteria inserts genes into another - Spores: tiny dormant seeds Viruses: - Have to take over another cell
Antibiotic drugs: destroy the cell membrane of bacteria Antiviral drugs: can stop transcription of viral proteins
In 3 complete sentences (# and highlight your periods) Explain to someone how they can tell the difference between a bacteria and a virus?