Virus Classification Lesson

Virus Classification Lesson

Multiple Choice

Which viral life cycle allows viral genetic material to lay dormant while the host cell reproduces?

• lytic
• mitosis
• lysogenic
• S phase

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What is a virus? 

• a tiny packet of genetic material in a protein coat
• a cell with a flagella
• a cell with a nucleus 

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What do viruses have in common with living cells? They both...

• store genetic information

• have chloroplasts

• use glucose for cellular respiration

• have endoplasmic reticulum

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What does a virus have on the inside?

• DNA, but never RNA
• RNA but never DNA
• DNA or RNA
• neither DNA or RNA

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What does a virus have on the outside?

• a protein coat
• a fur coat
• crispy skin
• membrane

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Reasons that viruses are considered to be nonliving is because

• They are not cellular

• They cannot reproduce on their own

• They cannot make proteins

• all of the above

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Viruses are cells. 

• True 
• False

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Antibiotics kill viruses

• True
• False

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What do viruses need to reproduce?

• they need genetic material

• They need a host cell

• They need bacteria

• They need insulin