TEST BANK for Fundamentals of Molecular Virology 2nd Edition by Acheson.

1) Which of the following terms describes the protein shell that surrounds the viral genome? a) capsid b) envelope c) matrix d) virion e) capsomere Answer: a 2) Which of the following would not be a nucleic acid form found in a viral genome? a) dsDNA b) ssDNA c) dsRNA d) ssRNA e) an RNA:DNA hybrid Answer: e 3) Which of the following is an enzyme that most RNA viruses encode in their genome? a) DNA-dependent-RNA-polymerase b) RNA-dependent-RNA-polymerase c) DNA-dependent-DNA-polymerase d) DNA-dependent-RNA-polymerase e) RNA-dependent-protein-synthetase Answer: b 4) Viruses play a major role in the ecology of the ocean by doing which of the following? a) By infecting photosynthetic bacteria and increasing their growth. b) By infecting harmful bacteria found in the ocean and limiting their growth. c) By killing off fish and preventing them from becoming too plentiful. d) By lysing unicellular organisms and releasing carbon and oxygen back into the ocean. e) All of the above statements are correct. Answer: d 5) If you wanted to show that an infectious agent is a virus, what experiment could yo