SARS-CoV-2 and Its Characteristics

What is SARS-CoV-2?

• A type of bacteria that causes respiratory illness.

• The specific virus responsible for the COVID-19 disease.

• A family of viruses that only infects animals.

• The name of the disease caused by the coronavirus.

What is the genetic material found inside the SARS-CoV-2 virus?

• DNA

• Protein

• RNA

• Lipid

What are the 'crown-like' structures on the surface of the coronavirus called?

• Spikes

• Receptors

• Coronas

• Antigens

What is the primary function of the cell's ribosome in the SARS-CoV-2 replication process?

• To destroy the viral genome.

• To help the virus exit the cell.

• To synthesize viral RNA polymerase from the viral genome.

• To form the outer envelope of new virus particles.