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Virus Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 4hrs 0mins

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1.

Which of the following is not a cell but has the ability to reproduce within a living cell?

a)

A virus

b)

An alga

c)

A bacterium

d)

A yeast

2.

Viral activity is represented in the diagram below. Invading the host cell allows the virus to -

a)

Obtain nutrients

b)

Increase its size

c)

Synthesize needed oxygen

d)

Reproduce

3.

The structure of a virus is simpler than the structure of a cell. Typically, a virus is composed only of -

a)

Genetic material, a protein coat, and attachment proteins

b)

Transfer ribonucleic acid (tRNA) and enzymes

c)

A nucleus, a Golgi apparatus, and cytoplasm

d)

A cytoskeleton, chloroplasts, and a mitochondrion

4.

Like cells, viruses contain-

a)

Genetic Material

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Vacuoles

d)

Chloroplasts

5.

Why type of cycle is represented in the diagram?

a)

Lysogenic

b)

Mitosis

c)

Meiosis

d)

Lytic

6.

Some viruses enter cells and, rather than destroy the cell, they integrate their DNA into the host cell’s chromosome, becoming a provirus. Every cell that replicates has a copy of the virus and can be activated at any time. This describes which type of viral cycle?

a)

Lytic

b)

Lysogenic

c)

Bacteriophage

d)

Retrovirus

7.

A photograph of a virus is shown below. The projections on the surface of the virus allows the virus to?

a)

Most inside a host cell

b)

Control a host cell's DNA

c)

Attach to a host cell

d)

Signal other viruses to infect a host cell

8.

17. During an infection some viruses remain inside cell but do not cause symptoms of disease. The graphic depicts the –

a)

Lytic cycle and the host cell is destroyed by rapidly reproducing viral part

b)

Lytic cycle and the viral nucleic acid inserts into the host cell chromosome

c)

Lysogenic cycle and the viral nucleic acid inserts into the host cell

d)

Lysogenic cycle and the viral nucleic acid inserts into the host cell

9.

Three things are depicted below. Genetic material would best fit into which area?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

10.

Viruses are able to infect cells because they share a common genetic code and are to use host cell enzymes to carry out protein synthesis. There are some structures which are unique to viruses and not found in cells. These include:

a)

I only

b)

II only

c)

I and II only

d)

II and III only

11.

People with AIDS are unable to fight multiple infections because the virus that causes AIDS –

a)

Attacks muscle tissue

b)

Produces anitbodies in their blood

c)

Kills pathogens

d)

Weakens their immune system

12.

The virus that causes AIDS is damaging to the body because it –

a)

Attacks specific red blood cells

b)

Causes an abnormally high insulin level

c)

Prevents the normal transmission of nerve impulses

d)

Targets cells that fight invaders

13.

HIV causes a person to develop AIDS. HIV remains active even after extensive treatment. Immunologists believe that HIV protects itself from attack by –

a)

Mixing with the chromosomes of host cells

b)

Consuming the nuclei of host cells

c)

Reproducing the mitochondria of host cells

d)

Fusing with the vacuoles of host cells

14.

Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus type 1. A company that wants to develop antiviral drugs would study what?

a)

The mechanism used by the virus to infect cells

b)

How closely related the virus is to cold viruses

c)

The metabolism of the virus

d)

Meiosis in the virus

15.

In order to replicate itself, a virus must first –

a)

Absorb the nucleus of the host cell

b)

Steal the genetic material of the host cell

c)

Penetrate the cell membrane of a host cell

d)

Dilute the cytoplasm of a host cell

16.

In order to replicate itself, a virus must first –

a)

Absorb the nucleus of the host cell

b)

Steal the genetic material of the host cell

c)

Penetrate the cell membrane of a host cell

d)

Dilute the cytoplasm of a host cell