WorksheetsViruses
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
What are viruses made of?
nucleic acid and protein coat
nucleic acids only
protein only
proteins and lipids
Which nucleic acids do viruses contain?
DNA only
RNA only
DNA and RNA together
DNA or RNA
What is the name for viruses infecting bacteria?
Bacteriophage
Bacterius finishus
Bacterius infectus
Corona virus
Which diseases are caused by viruses? Choose all of them.
tuberculosis
rabies
Herpes
Polio
Cholera
What does a vaccine work?
kills the pathogen
gives extra energy to the body
prepares the body for the pathogen
contains poisons for the pathogen
What is virus capsid made of?
protein
nucleic acid
carbohydrates only
lipids only
Which characteristic of living things do viruses have?
crystallisation
spherical shape
movement
reproduction
parasitism
What comes before and after synthesis in lytic cycle of virus reproduction?
penetration - release
adsorption - penetrations
penetration - assembly
assembly - release
Which 2 are characteristics of viruses?
smaller than bacteria
flagella for movement
can crystallize
always polyhedron shape
Viruses copy themselves by lytic and lysogenic cycles. Which event is special for lysogenic cycle?
Penetration of viral DNA into host cell
Synthesizing host DNA
Incorporation of virus DNA into host DNA
Adsorption of virus to host cell
