Viruses

Viruses

Multiple Choice

Are viruses considered to be living ?

• yes

• no

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Viruses are made out of cells, true or false?

• true

• false

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Do viruses have a metabolism to make their own energy?

• yes

• no

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Can you kill a virus?

• yes

• no

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Can you destroy a virus?

• Yes, by denaturing it's protein covering (capsid)

• No, viruses are not living

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Viruses can be treated with antibiotics. True or False?

• False

• True

Multiple Choice

Can a virus infect a bacterial cell (prokaryote) ?

• yes

• no

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What is required for a virus to reproduce?

• a host cell

• another virus

• denatured proteins

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The projections on the surface of this virus are made out of _____________________. Those structures are used to ________________ to its host cell.

• glycoproteins, attach

• nucleic acids, release

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Their outer structure is called a _________________.

• capsid

• plasma membrane

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Viruses are very ________ compared to cells.

• large

• small

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In which cycle are viral copies made quickly?

• lytic

• lysogenic

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The “c” in lytic means: ________ ________.

• copy time

• slow

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The “s” in lysogenic means: ____________.

• super fast time

• slow

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What does lyse mean?

• to break apart

• to close

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What is the first step in the lytic cycle?

• virus attaches to cell

• virus inserts genetic material

• virus makes copies of itself

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A virus will insert its genetic material will be used by the host cell, true or false?

• True

• False

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A virus needs a cell to make copies of itself. True or False?

• True

• Fase

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The lysogenic cycle is similar to the lytic cycle except, the cell will continue to divide and function. True or False?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Can a virus stay in the lysogenic cycle for a long time?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

During the lysogenic cycle, a virus can remain domrmant inside the cell for a long time. When it does activate, it will move into the_________ cycle.

• copy cycle

• lytic cycle

• lysogenic cycle