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WorksheetsThe Virus
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What characteristic of a virus is NOT true?
Exertive
Lifeless
Inert
Tiny
The process used to deliver viruses as life saving genes is what?
Chemotherapy
Turbinectomy
Gene Therapy
Virotherapy
Which two Botanists discovered Viruses?
Dmitry Ivanovsky
Carolus Linnaeus
Martinus Beijerinck
John Ray
What plant disease did Dmitry Ivanovsky look into?
Tobacco Mosaic Disease
Downy Mildew
Powdery Mildew
Fusarium Wilt
What does the word Virus mean?
Disease
Pain
Poison
Infection
What is an example of an acute virus?
Herpes
Ebola
Shingles
Measles
What is the genetic material of a retrovirus?
DNA
RNA
What is the "big eater" common phagocyte?
B Lymphocyte
Macrophage
Natural Killer
T Lymphocyte
Which cells turn off the immune system?
Helper T Cells
Killer T Cells
What cells survive the battle and remain in our bodies?
Recognition Cells
Remaining Cells
Survival Cells
Memory Cells
What is it called when the surface of a virus is made to be similar to a nerve or muscle cell?
Virus Mimicry
Nerve Mimicry
Muscle Mimicry
Molecular Mimicry
A stretch of meaningless DNA is called what?
Prions
Exons
Introns
Ions
A _________ is a tiny particle that appeared to be pure protein and is very fatal.
Intron
Prion
Exon
Inion
________ are exotic viruses carried by insects.
Retroviruses
Acute Viruses
Persistent Viruses
Arboviruses
