Microbiology · Chapter 5

Viruses, Fungi & Parasites

The agents that are not bacteria at all

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Six lessons cover this chapter. Open any of them on its own below, or meet it in place inside chapter 5 of the book. Tick a lesson off once you can predict what it will do before you touch it.

1

Anatomy of a Virus

Build a virus part by part. Read its size, and whether hand gel can kill it.

2

How a Virus Replicates

Step three kinds of virus from landing to release. Watch their paths split.

3

Yeasts, Molds & Dimorphic Fungi

Pick a fungus. Then drag the heat up and watch its growth form switch.

4

Protozoan Parasites

Run a parasite through its life cycle. Find the step that breaks the chain.

5

Roundworms & Flatworms

Compare ten worms at true size. Pick the test that would find each one.

6

Which Agent Is It?

Work eight cases from the first clue to the answer, with the reasoning shown.

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