hBiolnicractiveStudent HandoutClick and Learny/rusExplorerINTRODUCTIONThis handout complements the Click and Learn "Virus Explorer" developed in conjunct ion withthe 201Edocumentary,Spillover: Ziko, Ebola & Beyond(htt p://www.hhmi.Drg/biointeract ive/virus-expiorerPROCEDUREFollow the instructions as you proceed through the Click and Learn, and answer the questions in thespaces provided.1. Let's review. Click on the "About" tab at the bottom. Read the information and list lour (fl) ways inwhich viruses can differ from each other.2. This interactive uses several abbreviations. Fill In what each abbreviation stands torin the tablebelow.AbbreviationDescriptionnmNanometerbpBasessSingle . StrandeddsDouble - Strangled3. Close the "About' window, and locate theinext to each viral characteristic tab across the top.Click on these icons and answerthe questions below associated with each viral characteristic.a.Envelope: Not all viruses have an envelope.Ifa virus hasthis outer layer, explain how it forms.If a virus had this outer layer, * would form byfrom the tx»i cell.b.Structure: What determines the shape ot the capsid, or core?determines the caps Id/coce Is the individual proteinsPreview Mode
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