BSC 282 Quiz 8

Which of the following is NOT a mandatory component of a virus?

• Protein Capsid

• Nucleic Acid Genome

• Lipid Envelope

How would we refer to a virus that integrates into the host genome?

• Lytic

• Provirus

• Phage

You discover a virus with a very large genome. What nucleic acid do you guess it is made from?

• DNA

• RNA

What is the major method to characterize viruses?

• Shape

• Genome type

• Protein type

Where would you expect an RNA virus to replicate?

• Cytoplasm

• Nucleus