BIOD 171 Essential Microbiology Portage Learning Module 6 Exam Questions and Answers (A+ GRADED 100% VERIFIED)

BIOD 171 Essential Microbiology Portage Learning Module 6 Exam Questions and Answers (A+ GRADED 100% VERIFIED) True or False: viruses can be classified as prokaryotic or eukaryotic - answerFalse. Viruses are neither prokaryotic or eukaryotic What is an obligate intracellular parasite? - answerviruses cannot replicate unless inside a living host cell. As a parasite, a virus depends on its living host to provide the framework (proteins, etc) to replicate—to make additional copies of itself. What is a viral capsid? - answera membrane-like protective structure that contains genetic material similar to nucleus of eukaryotic cells. What is the viral envelope, and what does the presence (or absence) of it tell you about the type of virus? - answerThe envelope surrounds the viral capsid, is derived from the host cell membrane and serves as an additional barrier to the external environment. The overwhelming majority of animal viruses are enveloped whereas the majority of plant or bacteria-infecting viruses are not. What type of microscope would be used to study the shape of a viral capsid? - answerDue to its size (~30-150 nm) most viral capsids must be visualized via electron microscopy. How does the viral envelope both aid in cell entry as well as hide it from being detected by the immune system? - answerThe viral envelope contains the necessary proteins required for interaction with host cells. As the envelope is derived from the host cell membrane, this camouflages the virus and lowers the likelihood of immune detection by making it appear similar to the normal biological host cell. What must happen before viral replication of its genome can occur? - answerFor all viruses, the genome is replicated following attachment and entry, never before