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Viruses - PRACTICE EXAM

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do viruses have that helps them attach onto cells?

a)

protein spikes

b)

protein synthesis

c)

receptors

d)

cytoplasm

2.

What type of nucleic acid can be found in viruses?

a)

only DNA

b)

only RNA

c)

either DNA or RNA

d)

none of the above

3.

T/F: Viruses are living

a)

False

b)

True

4.

T/F: Viruses have at least one organelle

a)

False

b)

True

5.

T/F: Viruses are capable of replicating within dead host cells

a)

False

b)

True

6.

T/F: Viruses are capable of replicating on their own

a)

False

b)

True

7.

Which of the following are able to be infected by viruses

(Select ALL that apply)

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Fungi

d)

Water

8.

What is an organism's primary defense against viruses?

a)

immune system

b)

antibiotics

c)

tylenol

d)

antiviral drugs

9.

Which of these drugs are geared specifically against viruses?

a)

antiviral drugs

b)

antibiotics

c)

tylenol

d)

ibuprofen

10.

What can be used to train our immune system to recognize and destroy viruses?

a)

antibiotics

b)

antiviral drugs

c)

vaccines

d)

all of the above

11.

T/F: ONLY cells who's receptors match that of the virus protein spikes are capable of being infected by that virus.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which of these is the fastest viral cycle?

a)

Lytic

b)

Lysogenic

13.

Which of these is the slowest viral cycle?

a)

Lytic

b)

Lysogenic

14.

Which of these hides its genetic material inside the host's DNA, copying viral genes into new daughter cells.

a)

Lytic

b)

Lysogenic

15.

Animals which can carry viral diseases from the natural reservoir to the host organism is known as

a)

vector

b)

bacteria

c)

fomite

d)

none of the above

16.

T/F: Viruses are capable of infecting ALL living organisms.

a)

False

b)

True

17.

Which of these viruses can cause pink eye?

a)

adenovirus

b)

west nile virus

c)

herpes virus

d)

HIV

18.

Which of these viruses is usually spread by the bite of an infected mosquito?

a)

adenovirus

b)

west nile virus

c)

herpes virus

d)

HIV

19.

Which of these viruses is a common viral infected that causes cold cores or fever blisters?

a)

adenovirus

b)

west nile virus

c)

herpes virus

d)

HIV

20.

Which of these viruses is a common STD that can cause genital warts?

a)

adenovirus

b)

west nile virus

c)

herpes virus

d)

HPV

21.

Which of these viruses attacks the helper T-cells eventually depleting us of our immune system.

a)

adenovirus

b)

west nile virus

c)

herpes virus

d)

HIV

22.

Which of these viruses can cause AIDS?

a)

adenovirus

b)

west nile virus

c)

herpes virus

d)

HIV

23.

This type of virus is capable of causing hemorrhagic fevers which is often a fatal disease.

a)

Ebola

b)

Zika

c)

HIV

d)

HPV

24.

This type of virus is capable of causing underdevelopment of a fetus's skull and brain that can result in microcephaly should the mother bearing the child be infected during pregnancy.

a)

Ebola

b)

Zika

c)

HIV

d)

HPV