Class Assignments are to be submitted individually. No Collaboration with other students. Plagarized submissions will be reported to the Academic Integrity Committee and receive a 0 for both individuals. Please use your notes from Unit 5 to answer the questions in short answers. Don’t use outside resources; use your lecture notes.  Answers that have come from outside resources will not receive any credit.  All of the answers are found in your lecture notes. Use them! Total of 10 pts.

5A-Each question has two parts and  is worth 2 pts

1. Why are viruses not a member of a kingdom? What type of microscope is used to view viruses?

 2. List 2 differences between viruses & bacteria? Be specific and indicate your answer clearly.

 3. In the same town, 32 people reported to their doctors with a fever, jaundice, & tender abdomen. All 32 had eaten cherry ice slushies at the local convenience store. Liver function tests were abnormal. Over the next several months, their symptoms subsided & liver tests were normal. Which hepatitis virus were the people exposed to?  What was the mode of transmission?

4. Which virus produces Koplik spots? How is this viral infection prevented?

5. Which virus is bullet-shaped when viewed under the electron microscope? What is the mode of transmission of this virus?