Virus Quiz

What do viruses need to reproduce?

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

Viruses are cells. 

• True 
• False

How could you describe the size of a virus?

• Smaller than bacteria
• Larger than a parasite
• About the size of a dime
• Smaller than a proton

A virus acts like a...

• leukocyte
• parasite
• parachute
• paramedic

Which viral cycle takes the longest to show symptoms?

• Lysogenic

• Lytic

viruses are non-living because

• they cannot reproduce on their own

• they do not evolve

• they have no DNA

• they cannot be destroyed

What part of the virus is the genetic material of the virus?

• A
• B
• C
• D

What does a virus have on the inside?

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

Chicken pox is an infectious disease which causes the patient’s body to be covered in blisters. Chicken pox does not respond to treatment with antibiotics. Is chicken pox a bacteria or a virus?

• Bacteria

• Viruses

Influenza, commonly referred to as the flu, is an infection can cause chills, sore throat, muscle aches, pain and fever. The flu cannot be controlled by antibiotics. Is Influenza a bacteria or a virus?

• Bacteria

• Viruses