Final Lab Classification Quiz: Virus to Animals

During the lytic infection by a virus, the host cell is-

• destroyed
• copied
• passed on to the lysogenic cycle
• not affected

During the lytic infection by a virus, the host cell is-

• destroyed
• copied
• passed on to the lysogenic cycle
• not affected

The purpose of the protein coat surrounding a virus, other than to protect the virus, is to-

• react with the cell wall of the host cell
• release hereditary information into the host cell
• produce proteins within the host cell
• destroy the nucleus of the host cell

Which statement regarding viruses is true?

• a virus can only reproduce inside of a living cell
• viruses do not contain DNA
• viruses are unicellular
• viruses are generally larger than cells

Which of the following infections can only be caused by a virus?

• chickenpox
• pneumonia
• meningitis
• diarrhea

A(n) _____ is a virus that enters a bacterial cell.

• endospore
• decomposer
• plasmid
• bacteriophage

What part of a virus is the protein capsule that houses the genetic material (DNA/RNA)?

• tail
• nucleus
• capsid
• glycoprotein

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

• lytic
• mitosis
• lysogenic
• S phase

Name this bacteria shape

• coccus
• spirillum
• bacillus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Name this bacteria shape

• bacillus
• coccus
• spirillum