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A protein made by white blood cells and capable of destroying bacteria and viruses?
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immunoglobulins, antibodies
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What is an microbe?
bacteria or viruses, which are capable of causing disease
Are bacteria and viruses surrounded by a protein coat?
No - They are surrounded by a protein coat called the capsid
What is an infectious microbe?
bacteria or viruses, which are capable of causing disease
Are all viruses made out of a cell or cells?
Viruses are made of nucleic acids; some also have a protein shell.
How does the immune response to viruses differ from the immune response to bacteria?
It happens as our body do not have anti-bodies [ means the copy of the virus to make a trap for it ], but in bacterial it is done just by destroying as the bacteria do not conquer a tissue or a cell to make their army.
Name two features that distinguish viruses from bacteria?
All bacteria use their own ribosomes for protein synthesis while all viruses have to use their hosts' ribosomes. All bacteria have their own energy generation mechanisms (cellular respiration or photosynthesis) while all viruses have no intrinsic energy generation mechanisms.
Why do bacteria naturally contain restriction enzymes?
Restriction enzymes are the bacteria's form of an 'immune system' against viruses (which can infect bacteria). When viruses try to insert their own DNA into a bacteria's genome, the restriction enzymes detect this foreign DNA and cut it out so that the viruses can't replicate and kill the cell.
Is viruses are smaller than bacteria?
yeah, viruses are smaller then bacteria . both of these are small and cannot be spotted by the naked eye. bacteria - they are single-celled organisms that can replicate themselves (duplicate themselves) viruses - in contrast, contain a piece of genetic material that is encapsulated by a protein coat (protected by a protein coat).
What is the size of bacteria and viruses on Mars?
There are no bacteria or viruses on mars.
What difference between bacteria and viruses shows that bacteria are living organsims and viruses are not?
Bacteria are cellular while viruses are non cellular .
What are the viruses the infect bacteria called?
Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria.
Are bacteria smaller than a virus?
Viruses are non-living entities that show characteristics of living beings inside another living cell. Viruses consist of genetic material surrounded by protein coat. They lack organelles or membranes. Thus, they are very much smaller than bacterial cells which have membranes, and sometimes even organelles. In fact, many viruses inhabit bacterial cells. They are called bacteriophages. The smallest bacteria are in the order of .3 micrometers, while the largest viruses are in the order of 400 nanometers. A virus is smaller than bacteria A virus is smaller than bacteria
