Between the Living and The Dead Case Study
Some differences between bacteriophage and a bacterium are that bacterium is longer than bacteriophage, some bacterium have more of a negative affect than bacteriophage on humans, bacteriophage is non-living and bacterium is living. The bacteriophage in the text is the T-4 bacteriophage which is 200nm in length and 80-100nm wide. The bacterium in the text is the E. coli (Escherichia coli) which is 3000nm in length, which is significantly bigger than the T-4 bacteriophage. Also, E. coli bacterium eaten could cause severe stomach cramps when the E.coli strains live in the human intestine, they also provide vitamin K and B-complex. Whereas, a T-4 bacteriophage or T-even bacteriophage, is harmless to humans but, it is that way only until it gets in contact with the host cell which is E. coli. Finally, T-4 bacteriophage is a virus it has none of the properties of life like being made up of cells and grow independently, but it can reproduce, so therefore it is non-living. However, an E. coli bacterium is a bacteria and it is a unicellular organism which is an organism that consists of a single cell and it fits nicely into the definition of life, so therefore it is living. …show more content…
Viruses have tails that have fibres in them that attach to a specific host so the virus can only infect bacterium that the virus has a specific receptor for. Most viruses that infect animals and plants do not have tails because the virus does not spread with the virus injecting itself. The tail is the syringe, which connects the virus with the bacterial cell and injects the viral genome into the bacterial cell. In plants and animals, viruses are transmitted through plant to plant by insects or in animals, they can be carried by blood-sucking
Some differences between bacteriophage and a bacterium are that bacterium is longer than bacteriophage, some bacterium have more of a negative affect than bacteriophage on humans, bacteriophage is non-living and bacterium is living. The bacteriophage in the text is the T-4 bacteriophage which is 200nm in length and 80-100nm wide. The bacterium in the text is the E. coli (Escherichia coli) which is 3000nm in length, which is significantly bigger than the T-4 bacteriophage. Also, E. coli bacterium eaten could cause severe stomach cramps when the E.coli strains live in the human intestine, they also provide vitamin K and B-complex. Whereas, a T-4 bacteriophage or T-even bacteriophage, is harmless to humans but, it is that way only until it gets in contact with the host cell which is E. coli. Finally, T-4 bacteriophage is a virus it has none of the properties of life like being made up of cells and grow independently, but it can reproduce, so therefore it is non-living. However, an E. coli bacterium is a bacteria and it is a unicellular organism which is an organism that consists of a single cell and it fits nicely into the definition of life, so therefore it is living. …show more content…
Viruses have tails that have fibres in them that attach to a specific host so the virus can only infect bacterium that the virus has a specific receptor for. Most viruses that infect animals and plants do not have tails because the virus does not spread with the virus injecting itself. The tail is the syringe, which connects the virus with the bacterial cell and injects the viral genome into the bacterial cell. In plants and animals, viruses are transmitted through plant to plant by insects or in animals, they can be carried by blood-sucking