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1. A virus is a tiny infectious
a. Cell
b. Living thing
*c. Particle
d. Nucleic acid

2. Viruses that persist in the cell and cause recurrent diseases are considered
a. Oncogenic
b. Cytopathic
*c. Latent
d. Resistant

3. Enveloped viruses carry surface receptors called
a. Buds
*b. Spikes
c. Fibers
d. Sheaths

4.Viruses cannot be cultivated in
a.Tissue culture
b. Bird embryos
c. Live mammals
*d. Blood agar

5. To be a virus you must have?
a. Capsids
b. Nucleic acid
*c. Both a capsid and nucleic acid
d. Cell membrane

True or False:
6. A virus can have both, DNA and RNA.
a. True
*b. False

7. The capsid of a virus is:
a. Made up of various phosholipids
b. Made up of glycalyx
c. Made up of protein based enzymes
*d. Made up of individual protein subunits called capsomers

8. Bacteriophages are:
a. Bacteria that digest themselves
*b. A virus that specifically infects bacteria.
c. A virus that eats other viruses
d. A bacteria that kills viruses

9. The first virus ever found was:
a. Tetanus
b. E. boli
c. E. coli
*d. Tobacco Mosaic

10. There are ______ million viruses in one drop of sea water
*a. 10
b. 100
c. 1
d. 15

11. The first vaccination to be developed for inoculation was to help the body develop antibodies against_________________?
a. Rabies
b. Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis
c. Varicella
*d. Small pox

12. The nucleic acid of a virus is:
a. DNA only
b. RNA only
c. Both DNA and RNA
*d. Either DNA or RNA

14. Because this virus injected it's DNA into our DNA when we were kids we may get shingles as adults.
a. Rabies
b. Polio
*c. Chickenpox
d. Impetigo
e. none of the above

15. A fully formed virus that is able to establish an infection in a host is called
*a. Viron
b. Prion
c. Capsid
d. Viroid

16. What is the correct order in the life cycle of animal viruses
a. Penetration, adsorption, uncoating, synthesis assembly, release
b. Uncoating, penetration, adsorption, synthesis assembly, release
*c. Adsorption, penetration, uncoating, syntheses, assembly, release
d. Syntheses, uncoating, adsorption, penetration, assembly, release

17. The ability of a virus to infect an organism is regulated by
a. The host species.
b. The type of cells.
c. The availability of an attachment site.
d. Cell factors necessary for vital replication.
*e. all of the above


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