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Viruses

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The outer protein coat of a virus is called a

a)

DNA core.

b)

capsid.

c)

bacteriophages.

d)

endospores.

2.

What is the basic structure of a virus?

a)

DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat.

b)

a capsid surrounded by a protein coat.

c)

a tail sheath surrounded by tail

d)

a tiny cell surrounded by a cell.

3.

Which occurs during the lysogenic cycle of a virus infection?

a)

Viral genes instruct the host cell to make more viral protein capsids and enzymes needed for viral replication.

b)

The virus produces active, immediate infections.

c)

The virus takes over the cell, makes copies of itself, and usually kills the host cell.

d)

The viral genes become a part of the host cell DNA, so the cell continually makes more copies of the virus.

4.
What do viruses have in common with living cells? They both...
a)
store genetic information
b)
have chloroplasts
c)
use glucose for cellular respiration
d)
have endoplasmic reticulum
5.
Antibiotics kill viruses
a)
True
b)
False
6.
What is the first step of the virus reproduction cycle?
a)
The viruses genetic material (DNA) starts to take over the functions of the cell
b)
The host cell bursts open, releasing the new viruses
c)
The virus injects its genetic material into the cell
d)
A virus attaches to the surface of a host cell
7.

The flu is caused by a virus.

a)

true

b)

false

8.
What part of a virus is the protein capsule that houses the genetic material (DNA/RNA)?
a)
tail
b)
nucleus
c)
capsid
d)
glycoprotein
9.

Viruses cause infection by

a)

producing toxins that harm the body.

b)

reproducing independently inside the body.

c)

forming endospores.

d)

entering body cells and replicating.

10.

If Andy is feeling symptoms from a virus that he contracted, the virus must be in the

a)

lytic cycle

b)

lysogenic cycle

c)

the capsid bursts

d)

the virus becomes dormant

11.

Which cycle of a virus is most destructive to the host?

a)

lytic cycle

b)

lysogenic cycle

12.

Animal viruses often infect only specific host cells because

a)

they must have the same DNA as their host cell.

b)

the host cell has specific receptors for the glycoproteins on the virus.

c)

the enzymes of the virus can attach only to specific host cells.

13.

The instructions for making new copies of a virus are

a)

a part of a virus's capsid.

b)

coded in surface proteins attached to the protein coat.

c)

coded in either RNA or DNA.

d)

found only in bacteriophages.

14.

In which type of cell cycle(s) does viral DNA become integrated into the host cell's DNA?

a)

lytic

b)

lysogenic

c)

neither lytic nor lysogenic

d)

lytic and lysogenic