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Biology 11 Nov 24 Notes

Biology 11 Lesson Outline                                      Date Nov 24 th

 

 

Last lessons Objective

 

Test 2 and review for evolution

 

Evaluation
Today’s Objectives 1.   Virus “alive or not”?

2.   Virus myths and pandemics

3.   Introduction to what being “infected” means and virus “cycles”.

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 Notes and Work sheets
Topic

Number One

Is a virus alive?

What are the structures of viruses?

How does a virus “adapt”?

 

Looking at my virus top ten notes, notice five ways to debate that a virus may or may not be alive.

 

While it does show some similar activities of life, a virus is not a cellular and self maintained structure.

 

The riddle is..how did a virus gain DNA or RNA. In fact, it is truly the first “chicken verses egg” story.

 

Scientific American

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/experts-where-did-viruses-come-fr/

 

Could Viruses have “fertilized” the earth?

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/07/140716-giant-viruses-science-life-evolution-origins/

 

Are viruses alive?

http://www.popsci.com/new-evidence-that-viruses-are-alive

Are viruses alive?

http://news.discovery.com/animals/viruses-are-alive-and-are-oldest-living-creatures-150925.htm

 

Virus alive or not..debate!

http://www.debate.org/opinions/are-viruses-alive

 

Virus evolution

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ms04x6MvMY

 

Khan Academy Notes on Virus

https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/cells/viruses/a/are-viruses-dead-or-alive

 

Your first mission..

 

Find my virus notes and comparative table for alive or not alive.

·      Using the above links, confirm or add new facts in the debate of whether a virus is alive or not.

·      Yes..this is for marks!

 Answer Questions
Topic

Number Two

How do we classify a “non living thing” and what are some myths about viruses?

 

The old system say that viruses can be classified by the host that they infect ..

 

The new system is more complex!

http://www.nlv.ch/Virologytutorials/Classification.htm

 

http://www.news-medical.net/health/Virus-Classification.aspx

 

http://www.slideshare.net/AliaNajiha1/chapter-2-classification-of-virus

https://www.boundless.com/biology/textbooks/boundless-biology-textbook/viruses-21/viral-evolution-morphology-and-classification-136/virus-classification-551-11761/

 

From these links,

1.   How has the classification of viruses changed with the increased information on viruses?

2.   Can viruses evolve?

3.   Why do standard methods of taxonomy not work for virus?

4.   What evidence for viruses being alive are being used related to their classification?

 

Looking up myths about viruses and the first thing you find is computer viruses!

Which came first the actual biological virus or computer viruses is quite obvious.

 

Myths about biological virus and bacteria

http://www.besthealthmag.ca/best-you/cold-and-flu/top-10-myths-and-truths-about-viruses-and-bacteria

 

http://www.indiatimes.com/health/healthyliving/busted-top-10-myths-about-viruses-and-bacteria’s-236148.html

 

Modern media and virus myths

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/09/ebola-highly-contagious-virus-myths-outbreak-epidemic

 

More media and myths

http://www.berkeleywellness.com/healthy-community/contagious-disease/slideshow/10-ebola-myths-discounted

 

Medicine and viruses

http://www.indiatimes.com/health/healthyliving/busted-top-10-myths-about-viruses-and-bacteria’s-236148.html

 

History and pandemics

http://www.rwjf.org/en/culture-of-health/2013/12/the_five_deadliesto.html

 

flu

http://www.flu.gov/pandemic/history/

 

zombie apocalypse

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/10/1001027-rabies-influenza-zombie-virus-science/

 

http://www.rawstory.com/2014/10/700-year-old-zombie-virus-shows-climate-change-could-unleash-ancient-diseases/

 

Critical thinking challenge

1.   Is the zombie virus a real threat?

2.   Can you get a virus by being in a room that an infected person has been in?

3.   Is Ebola the worst virus that has evolved on earth?

4.   Are all viruses fatal?

5.   Can getting sick with a virus actually help you?

6.   Why have myth about viruses more common now than in the past?

 

 
Topic

Number Three

What is an “infection” and virus infective cycles

 

 

With all online evidence..make sure to check your source

 

Examples

 

Media

http://patient.info/health/why-wasnt-i-prescribed-antibiotics

 

http://time.com/3479254/ebola-social-media/

 

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/epstein-barr_virus_infection/article_em.htm

 

Medical

https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/viralinfections.html

 

http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/infections/viral-infections/overview-of-viral-infections

 

https://www.earlydoc.com/en/diseases/viral_infection

 

Virus cycles

http://www.jblearning.com/samples/0763729329/29329_CH03_046_069.pdf

 

Lytic

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lytic_cycle

 

Latent

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virus_latency

 

Mutagenic

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutagen

 

 

 

 

Questions

1.   Can you explain why some infective viruses are not fatal?

2.   Can you describe an example of an example of latent cycle?

3.   Can you draw a lytic cycle?

4.   Why do all “life cycles” of virus include a bacteriophage?

5.   What is a bacteriophage and how is it structure linked to how and who it infects?

6.   What is an example of a mutagenic cycle?

7.   How is a mutagen similar or different than a flu virus?

8.   What is an example of a retrovirus and why is it unique?

 

 

Evolution of the Blank

Sign up for project, which will be due on the Monday after next week.

Please touch base with Mr. C to confirm validity of doing project

 

 

 
Text book Ref

 

Chapter 7 (Section on Virus)

 

 

 
You tube Reference  

Are viruses alive

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvTfkMhEw3g

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQqgNny8OGg

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrubpL8KgRo

 

How are viruses classified?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qwgzBfYTRA

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2YOZnvgcuk

 

Media and virus myths

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui3tqdvctao

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjRzjA7QbQo

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0pk4eN7RHQ

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cPNr3LAoBY

 

Virus infective cycles

 

Lysogenic and latent cycle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLoslN6d3Ec

 

Virus life cycle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIut0oVWCEg

 

Amoeba sisters information on viruses

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHp6iYDi9ko

 

 

“I am a virus” Virus Rap song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYf_Sl8W3qY

 

How a virus changed the world “webby awarded”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZTMT89EAHM

 

Mojo top ten pandemics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tefAgSl-SWs

 

Virus verses Bacteria Infections

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKAY9o7gdW0

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-HThHRV4uo

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPGZRz0v9Sg

 

 

 
Take Home Message A virus is a biological paradox!

·      It is both alive and not alive.

·      It is both lethal and yet can be linked to evolution. You take antibiotics for bacteria yet they are of no use for viruses.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

 

 

 

 

 

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