Ch 18.1: Viruses
Quiz by Sarah Shamra
Feel free to use or edit a copy
includes Teacher and Student dashboards
Measure skillsfrom any curriculum
Measure skills
from any curriculum
Tag the questions with any skills you have. Your dashboard will track each student's mastery of each skill.
With a free account, teachers can
- edit the questions
- save a copy for later
- start a class game
- automatically assign follow-up activities based on students’ scores
- assign as homework
- share a link with colleagues
- print as a bubble sheet
20 questions
Show answers
- Q1Which of the following occurs after a virus attaches to a host cell in the viral reproduction process?copies of the virus are immediately released from the hostThe virus inserts its genetic information into the host cellThe virus diesThe host cell dies30s
- Q2Some viruses can change normal cells to tumor cells such as _________hepatitis B viruspapilloma virussome retrovirusesall of the above20s
- Q3What is the outside protective coating of a nonenveloped virus made of?proteinlipidcarbohydratescarbon20s
- Q4_________ viral infection persists for lifelyticoncogenicacutechronic20s
- Q5The arrangement of proteins in the capsid of a virus determines:how the virus infects the cellwhat cell can be infectedAll of the abovethe virus's shape30s
- Q6HIV is a type ofbacteriophageadenovirusprophageretrovirus20s
- Q7Which of the following is a characteristic of viruses?they typically have either DNA or RNAthey are active when outside a living cellall of the abovethey have a cell nucleus30s
- Q8The host cell breaks open and new virus particles are released innonebothnonenveloped virusesenveloped viruses30s
- Q9_______________ viruses are harmed by disinfectants.lysogenicenvelopedlyticnonenveloped30s
- Q10People infected with _______may not experience ______ for long time, but can transmit the virus in their body fluidsHIV, painAIDS, painHIV, AIDSAIDS, HIV30s
- Q11The T4 phages have attachment proteins that matches surface molecules onHIVWhite blood cellsInfluenzaE. Coli20s
- Q12Viruses are not considered to be living sinceall of the abovethey do not metabolize food into energythey cannot reproduce without the help of a hostnone of the above30s
- Q13Scientists think viruses originated from _______.provirusbacteriophagesother viruseshost cells20s
- Q14Viruses that contain RNA instead of DNA are calledNone of the aboveProphagesRetrovirusesProviruses20s
- Q15Viruses are expressed in units calledmicrometernanometermeterdecimeter20s