NZQA registered unit standard
12366 version 4
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Title
Describe viral impact on host cells
Level
5
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: a
virus; the lytic bacteriophage and the lysogenic bacteriophage;
and the impact of a plant and an animal virus on their hosts.
Classification
Science > Microbiology
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
None.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe a virus.
Evidence requirements
1.1
A virus is described in terms of its structure.
Range
1.2
structure includes – shape, size, envelope, nucleic acid content.
A named enveloped virus is described and typed in terms of its structure, host
range, target tissue, and the resulting disease it causes.
Outcome 2
Describe the lytic bacteriophage and the lysogenic bacteriophage.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The lysogenic and lytic bacteriophages are described in terms of the differences
and similarities in the viral life cycles.
Range
2.2
includes but is not limited to – temperate bacteriophage.
The viral life cycles are described in terms of the differences and similarities of
their effect on bacterial cells.
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NZQA registered unit standard
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Outcome 3
Describe the impact of a plant and an animal virus on their hosts.
Evidence requirements
3.1
The cytopathic effects of the selected virus are described in terms of the host
cell’s structure and biochemistry.
3.2
Specific host/virus interactions are described in terms of their impact on the
host.
interactions include but are not limited to – lytic, latent, persistent,
transforming infections;
evidence of three interactions is required.
Range
Planned review date
31 December 2018
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
17 February 1998
31 December 2014
Review
2
23 November 1999
31 December 2014
Review
3
21 May 2010
N/A
Rollover
4
27 January 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0152
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
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CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
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SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
12366 version 4
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Comments on this unit standard
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