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- Q1Which of these is the best description of a virus?organisms made of RNA or DNA protected by proteina cell at the boundary between living and nonliving thingsa noncellular living organisma member of the kingdom Virusae60sHS-LS4-3
- Q2The innermost portion of a virus's structure is made up ofa protein capsid.either DNA or RNA.a membranous envelope.both DNA and RNA.60sHS-LS4-3
- Q3If a virus is termed “dormant”, this means itis easy to develop immunity against it.has not entered a lytic cycle.has not entered a lysogenic cycle.cannot be a retrovirus.60sHS-LS4-3
- Q4Some, but not all, viruses contain ______, located on their outer or inner surface.either DNA or RNAa protein capsidboth DNA and RNAa membranous envelope60sHS-LS4-3
- Q5In order to infect a cell, a virus mustactively burrow through the cell wall or cell membrane of the host cell to reach the cell's nucleus.have a special protein on its surface that can interact with a protein on the surface of the host cell.dissolve its own capsid in order to release its nucleic acid.produce a special extension of its cytoplasm when it comes into contact with the appropriate host cell.60sHS-LS4-3
- Q6The viral infection cycle that will cause the viral DNA to become integrated into the bacterial DNA is called the _______ cycle.lyticlysogeniclysollysosome60sHS-LS4-3
- Q7To which of the following domains do viruses belong?None of theseEukaryaBacteriaArchae60sHS-LS4-3
- Q8Which of the following is not true of viruses?they are obligate intracellular parasitesa specific virus will only infect a specific cell typeAll of the choices characterize viruses.they require a host cell to replicate60sHS-LS2-8
- Q9Letters “a”, “b”, “e”, “f”, and “g” representthe lysogenic cyclethe lytic cycletransformationIDK60sHS-LS2-8
- Q10Which part of the diagram is representing the assembly stage?bfde60sHS-LS2-8
- Q11The letter “d” represents aprophagecapsidbacteriophageviral envelop60sHS-LS2-8
- Q12Which of the following are characteristics of a virus?None of the above.ReproductionGrowthHomeostasis60sHS-LS2-8
- Q13A virus is a biological particle that is composed of genetic material and ____________.organellesnucleusbloodprotein60sHS-LS2-8
- Q14What nucleic acid is found in viruses?DNA or RNADNA & RNAonly RNAonly DNA60sHS-LS2-8
- Q15What is a capsid?the study of biological fluidsnucleic material encased in a protein coatgrowth of cells living in a controlled environmentthe requirement of a medium to reproduce60sHS-LS2-8