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The Virus

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What characteristic of a virus is NOT true?

a)

Exertive

b)

Lifeless

c)

Inert

d)

Tiny

2.

The process used to deliver viruses as life saving genes is what?

a)

Chemotherapy

b)

Turbinectomy

c)

Gene Therapy

d)

Virotherapy

3.

Which two Botanists discovered Viruses?

a)

Dmitry Ivanovsky

b)

Carolus Linnaeus

c)

Martinus Beijerinck

d)

John Ray

4.

What plant disease did Dmitry Ivanovsky look into?

a)

Tobacco Mosaic Disease

b)

Downy Mildew

c)

Powdery Mildew

d)

Fusarium Wilt

5.

What does the word Virus mean?

a)

Disease

b)

Pain

c)

Poison

d)

Infection

6.

What is an example of an acute virus?

a)

Herpes

b)

Ebola

c)

Shingles

d)

Measles

7.

What is the genetic material of a retrovirus?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

8.

What is the "big eater" common phagocyte?

a)

B Lymphocyte

b)

Macrophage

c)

Natural Killer

d)

T Lymphocyte

9.

Which cells turn off the immune system?

a)

Helper T Cells

b)

Killer T Cells

10.

What cells survive the battle and remain in our bodies?

a)

Recognition Cells

b)

Remaining Cells

c)

Survival Cells

d)

Memory Cells

11.

What is it called when the surface of a virus is made to be similar to a nerve or muscle cell?

a)

Virus Mimicry

b)

Nerve Mimicry

c)

Muscle Mimicry

d)

Molecular Mimicry

12.

A stretch of meaningless DNA is called what?

a)

Prions

b)

Exons

c)

Introns

d)

Ions

13.

A _________ is a tiny particle that appeared to be pure protein and is very fatal.

a)

Intron

b)

Prion

c)

Exon

d)

Inion

14.

________ are exotic viruses carried by insects.

a)

Retroviruses

b)

Acute Viruses

c)

Persistent Viruses

d)

Arboviruses