"Explainer: What is a virus?" SOL Style Questions

According to the article, HOW has the discovery of the Mimivirus influenced scientists' ideas about viruses?

• Since it acts differently than other viruses, scientists think it could lead to a vaccine for cancer.

• Since it seems more like a single-celled animal, some scientists are ready to call it "living."

• Since few viruses are this large, scientists now think they are related to bacteria.

• Since new viruses have emerged, scientists expect to find the origin of human life in seawater.

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HOW does the article develop the idea that scientists have made progress treating viral illnesses?

• by showing how many viruses there are, and explaining which diseases have vaccines

• by describing the characteristics of viruses, and explaining how they infect hosts

• by explaining the origin of early vaccines, and describing how antivirals work

• by providing an example of an early scientist, and describing the role of antibiotics

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Read the sentences from the section "Vaccines Are Developed To Stop Viruses."

The best vaccines have even resulted in the eradication of diseases, such as smallpox. Hopefully, in the near future, polio and measles will also become illnesses of the past.

The author uses the word "eradication" to mean:

• management

• opposition

• treatment

• elimination

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Read the sentence from the introduction [paragraphs 1-5].

Even a virus' envelope – the coating that many viruses have to protect their contents – comes from the cells of its hosts.

Which word from the article helps explain what "host" means?

• life

• replication

• parasites

• genome

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True or False: Viruses can cause other diseases.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a disease the article mentioned that can be caused by a virus?

• Common cold

• Pneumonia

• Ebola

• Smallpox

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Which of the following are characteristics of a virus?

• Have DNA

• Can replicate by themselves

• Evolve by natural selection

• Create copies of themselves

The word "vaccine" comes from which Latin word?

• milk

• medicine

• cow

• needle

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What is an inactivated virus?

• One that never existed

• One that has been grown and then killed

• One that kills other viruses

• None of the above

Which of the following is the BEST main idea for the article?

• Viruses have DNA, which controls how every part of a living creature develops and functions.

• Essentially, viruses are snippets of genetic code that take over the living cells to replicate themselves. They then escape the cell and spread.

• Viruses are small parasites that are diverse, cause other diseases, and show characteristics of living organisms. They can be killed by vaccines and antiviral treatments.

• Some antivirals interfere with the way viruses use to enter or exit host cells. Others activate the immune system to seek and destroy cells infected by viruses.

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