Curated OER
Anatomy of a Virus
This PowerPoint summarizes details about the virus from the structure and reproduction methods to the different modes of infection. Various viral diseases of animals and plants, viroids, prions and genetic origins of viruses are...
Curated OER
Viruses
In this virus learning exercise, students answer questions about viruses, the parts of a virus and how viruses reproduce through the lytic and lysogenic cycle.
Curated OER
Viruses and Bacteria
Reviewing the key terms and ideas from a chapter about viruses and bacteria, this activity helps students to reinforce their knowledge about the makeup and life cycle of a virus. Students answer true/false questions, blanks from a word...
University of California
Animations of Hsv Infection and Replication
The herpes viruses infect many species of vertebrates. This series of animations illustrates the precise mechanism for entering a cell and copying itself. For advanced students.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Bacteriophages
Learn about bacteria-infecting viruses, including the lytic and lysogenic cycles.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Virus: Reproduction
Get an inside look at how viruses reproduce in a host cell in this tutorial. Tutorial explores both the lytic and lysogenic cycle.
City University of New York
The World of Cells: Viruses
Alive or not, viruses are introduced in an easy to follow essay that explains many basic concepts.