WorksheetsVirus Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What do viruses need to reproduce?
a)
they need genetic material
b)
They need a host cell
c)
They need bacteria
d)
They need insulin
2.
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
3.
Antibiotics kill viruses
a)
True
b)
False
4.
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
5.
Viruses are cells.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Which of the following occurs after a virus attaches to a host cell in the viral reproduction process?
a)
The host cell dies
b)
The virus dies
c)
The virus inserts its genetic information into the host cell
d)
copies of the virus are immediately released from the host
7.
The protein coat of a virus is known as the __________.
a)
capsid
b)
spikes
c)
cell membrane
d)
envelope
e)
cell wall
8.
Which viral life cycle kills its host cell by breaking it open?
a)
lytic
b)
lysogenic
9.
Which of the following correctly lists the lytic reproductive steps in order?
a)
Attach/Adsorption
b)
Entry/Injection
c)
Replication & Translation
d)
Assembly
e)
Lyse and Release
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
10.
The (a) will show symptoms within 14 days while the (b) will remain dormant until triggered.
Choose from the below words
lytic cycle
lysogenic cycle
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