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Viruses

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Viral reproductive cycle where the viral DNA becomes part of the host cell's DNA

a)

Lytic cycle

b)

Lysogenic cycle

c)

Binary fission

d)

Replication

2.

Viral reproductive cycle where the virus takes over the host cells functions, and forces it to make more viruses

a)

Lytic cycle

b)

Lysogenic cycle

c)

Binary fission

d)

Replication

3.

Which is the proper order for the steps of the lytic cycle?

a)

Attachment, injection, replication, assembly , lysis

b)

Lysis, injection, attachment, assembly, replication

c)

Injection, assembly, replication, attachment, lysis

d)

Replication, assembly, Injection, attachment, lysis

4.

Viruses such as HIV and cold sores are called temperate viruses because they

a)

integrate their DNA with the host's DNA, and can cause illness much later

b)

only cause illness immediately (soon after infection), because they enter the Lytic cycle

c)

replicate more virulently, causing RNA to leak out of the cell

d)

are DNA retroviruses

5.

RNA viruses can cause problems for humans because they

a)

mutate more easily than DNA viruses

b)

are all retroviruses

c)

break down ribosomes in the host cell

6.

All viruses have

a)

a capsid and DNA/RNA

b)

a capsid, DNA/RNA, and an envelope

c)

a capsid, DNA/RNA, an envelope, and enzymes

d)

DNA/RNA and an envelope

7.

Capsids are made of

a)

nucleic acids

b)

proteins

c)

lipids

d)

lipids and proteins

8.

Part of a virus that protects the nucleic acid and recognizes the host cell

a)

capsid

b)

DNA/RNA

c)

membrane

d)

proteins

9.

Viruses are non-living

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Viruses are

a)

smaller than a bacterium

b)

smaller than a eukaryotic cell, but larger than a bacterium

c)

approximately the same size as a bacterium

d)

approximately the same size as a eukaryotic cell

11.

Viruses cannot reproduce on their own, they require a host cell to be able to make more viruses.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Antibiotics can cure both bacterial and viral infections

a)

True

b)

False

13.

HIV is an example of this type of RNA virus that can make DNA from its RNA genome, and then integrate that DNA with the host cell's DNA

a)

retrovirus

b)

lytic virus

c)

virulent virus

d)

obligate intracellular parasite

14.

A step of the lytic cycle where the host cell explodes, releasing many new viruses

a)

attachment

b)

injection

c)

replication

d)

lysis

15.

A step of the lytic cycle where the host cell produces viral proteins and viral nucleic acid

a)

attachment

b)

injection

c)

replication

d)

lysis