Search Header Logo
Viruses and Their Functions

Viruses and Their Functions

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology

9th - 12th Grade

Easy

Created by

Amber Martinez

Used 9+ times

FREE Resource

8 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Viruses are nonliving since they lack many characteristics of life.

True

False

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes the common cold?

Fungi

Bacteria

Viruses

Parasites

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a unique feature of viruses compared to living cells?

They are made of cells

They can replicate without a host

They are much smaller than cells

They have a nucleus

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do all viruses need in order to replicate?

a host cell

a human

a dog

dirt

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the end result of the lytic cycle?

to lyse (burst open), releasing more viruses to infect other cells

to destroy the cell and the virus, resulting in the demise of both

to restart the cell cycle, causing the cell to repeat the cell cycle over and over again

to target all viruses within the cell, killing all viruses within the infected cells

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which viral replication cycle does the host cell burst?

Lysogenic cycle

Lytic cycle

Budding

Binary fission

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens during the lysogenic cycle?

The virus becomes a bacterium

The virus immediately destroys the host cell

The virus replicates outside the host cell

The virus integrates its DNA into the host's DNA

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?