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1. Explore - Foundations of Viruses, Their Parts and Types

Questions for Reflection

  1. Why are viruses considered different from living cells?
  2. How does a capsid protect the viral genome, and why might its shape matter?
  3. What is the difference between enveloped and non-enveloped viruses, and how might that affect transmission or stability?
  4. How does “structure → function” help explain why viruses infect specific host cells?
  5. Which virus feature do you think would be easiest to represent in a 3D model, and which would be hardest? Why?