TAMU BIO 107 Exam 2 - Christopher Lee Questions and Answers 100% Solved | Already Passed

What is a virus? - a protein body made up of a capsid with DNA or RNA in it Viruses go in a host, then.. - go through replication and assembly the host cell membrane is draped over the virus as the.. - virus squeezes out through the cell wall a naked virus does not have.. - envelope what is covid 19 - a respiratory virus because the receptor it uses to get inside the body is only found in the lungs (ace 2) what did we not know about covid 19? - -causes an overzealous inflammation in your lungs -fluid gets out of capillary beds so your lungs fill up with fluid and you drown what are the two ways vaccines work? - 1) take virus, chop into small pieces and put in a solution 2) attenuated (weakened), let your own immune system whoop it so we get used to it what are the two laws of thermodynamics? - -conservation of energy -entropy what is conversion of entropy? - energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can be changed from one form to another what is entropy? - when energy is changed from one form to another, there is a loss of energy which is left available to do work