Virus Quiz Practice

Antibiotics only work against what organisms ?

• viruses

• bacteria

• prions

Viruses can affect which types of organisms? SELECT ALL

• plants

• animals

• bacteria

• bricks

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

• lytic
• mitosis
• lysogenic
• S phase

Is a virus considered living or non-living?

• Living
• Non-Living
• Neither

What is the first step of the virus reproduction cycle?

• The viruses genetic material (DNA) starts to take over the functions of the cell
• The host cell bursts open, releasing the new viruses
• The virus injects its genetic material into the cell
• A virus attaches to the surface of a host cell

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

• store genetic information
• have chloroplasts
• use glucose for cellular respiration
• have endoplasmic reticulum

What do viruses need to reproduce?

• they need genetic material
• They need a host cell
• They need  bacteria
• They need insulin

Which viral life cycle kills its host cell by bursting the cell?

• lytic

• mitosis

• lysogenic

• S phase

What is in the center of the virus?

• Nucleic Acids (RNA or DNA)

• Nucleus

• Capsid

• Glycoproteins (surface markers)

Protects the genome of a virus. Made out of protein.

• Capsid

• Nucleus

• Glycoproteins (surface markers)

• Nucleic Acids (DNA or RNA)