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Virus test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does a virus consist of?

a)

DNA or RNA and a protein coat

b)

Only DNA

c)

RNA, a protein coat, and cell membrane

d)

DNA and Bacteriophages

2.
Reasons that viruses are considered to be nonliving is because
a)
They are not cellular
b)
They cannot reproduce on their own
c)
They cannot make proteins
d)

All of the above

3.
When a virus invades a living cell, its _______
takes over the cell's functions.
a)

Outer coat

b)

Genetic material

c)

Core

d)

Cytoplasm

4.

A virus's genetic material is surrounded by

a)

A protein capsid

b)

DNA

c)

A tail fiber

d)

Nothing

5.

Choose the correct order of lytic cycle steps

a)

Attachment, injection, assembly, synthesis, lysis

b)

Attachment, injection, synthesis, assembly, lysis

c)

Attachment, injection, assembly, lysis, synthesis

d)

Attachment, lysis, assembly, synthesis, injection

6.
The lytic cycle takes the longest out of the two viral reproductive cycles. 
a)
True
b)
False
7.

Viruses attach only to a particular host because of the presence of

a)

DNA

b)

magnetic attraction

c)

surface receptors

d)

other viruses

8.

Viruses need a ____________ in order to make copies of themselves.

a)

Bacterial cell

b)

Host cell

c)

Capsid

d)

Vaccine

9.

Antibiotics ________ treat viral infections.

a)

Can

b)

Cannot

10.
The top arrow is pointing to...
a)
Capsid
b)
Cell Wall
c)
DNA
d)
Flagellum
11.
Retroviruses are made of
a)
RNA only
b)
Proteins Only
c)
DNA and a protein coat
d)
RNA and a protein coat
12.
What cycle involves newly formed viruses being released from a bursting host cell?
a)
Lytic Cycle
b)
Lysogenic Cycle
c)
Bacterial Cycle
d)
Nitrogen Cycle 
13.

How do retroviruses differ from normal viruses?

a)

They have RNA instead of DNA

b)

Retroviruses don't reproduce

c)

Retroviruses do not need a host to survive

d)

Retroviruses and normal viruses have no differences

14.

Is a vaccine a cure or a prevention?

a)

Prevention, because you have to get it before you ever get sick

b)

Cure, because you take it once you get sick and it kills the bacteria or virus.

15.

What is this?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Viruses

16.
________ is a virus that attacks bacteria cells
a)

Bacteriophages

b)

Influenza

c)

Polio

17.

Before a virus can replicate it must...

a)

Enter a host cell

b)

Gather nutrients

c)

Go dormant

d)

Become inactive

18.

The virus attaches to the host cell.

a)

Step 1 in lytic cycle

b)

step 2 in lytic cycle

c)

step 4 in lytic cycle

d)

step 3 in lytic cycle

19.

Which of the following is not a virus?

a)

Rabies

b)

E Coli

c)

HIV

d)

T7

20.

Sometimes, a virus becomes part of the DNA and remains in the host cell for a long period of time. This process is called _____________ _____________________.

a)

Cell cycle

b)

Lysogenic cycle

c)

Bacteriophages

d)

Nitrogen cycle