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1. (1.5 pt) Complete the following table with the choices given to you: Organisms Bacterial Viruses Eukaryote Nature of organism: DNA Present? cellular/acellular/ Yes/No/ can be both Maybe Proteins present? Yes/ No/Maybe Membrane bound organelles present? Yes/No/ Maybe Ribosomes present? Yes/No/Maybe Write a short response (100-150 words) to each of the following prompts. Use your own words, and cite references where applicable. Please refer the learning materials before attempting these questions. 2. (0.5 pt) Do you think viruses are dead or alive? Pick one point of view and give three reasons to justify your explanation.
3. (1) Discuss two features that allow pathogenic bacteria to avoid the host immune responses thereby allowing them to overwhelm the host. 4. (1 pt) According to the endosymbiont theory, chloroplasts were originally bacteria. Support this theory with at least 3 pieces of evidence.
5. (1 pt) Antibiotics are routinely used to control bacterial infections. Selective toxicity is defined as the ability of antibiotics to selectively target specific sites on the microorganism that is responsible for causing infection. In your opinion, what would be the two ideal targets in the bacterial cell to control infection using antibiotics? Explain the reason behind your answer?