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1) "Wow, these virus capsids are beautiful and amazing!" says your study
partner. "This one is like some kind of 1960's geodesic dome, and that
one looks like the moon lander. How does a little virus construct these
complicated structures?"
A. The shapes arise directly from the shape of the viral DNA or RNA
when it is folded up.
B. The capsomere proteins bind each other in specific ways, allowing
them to self-assemble. C. The host cell has a special organelle that
assembles them - this gets the viruses out quicker so the cell can
recover.
C. The capsids are formed from mitochondria or chloroplasts hijacked
from the host. - ANSWER B. The capsomere proteins bind each
other in specific ways, allowing them to self-assemble.
2) In what way are viroids like viruses?
A. They can have capsids and outer envelopes.
B. They can have either RNA or DNA.
C. They reproduce only within a host cell.
D. They do not manufacture any proteins. - ANSWER C. They
reproduce only within a host cell.
,3) Some viruses cause cancer - even decades after the initial infection.
True
False - ANSWER True
4) What is the similarity between a virus and a eukaryotic cell?
A. both have a genome
B. both have a nucleus
C. both have mitochondria
D. both have a nuclear membrane - ANSWER A. both have a
genome
5) Which viral structure can be seen by a transmission electron microscope?
A. head
B. capsid
C. genome
D. capsomere - ANSWER B. capsid
6) Which virus is sensitive to changes in temperature?
A. HIV
B. Poliovirus
C. Hepatitis A virus
D. Papillomavirus - ANSWER A. HIV
7) HIV attaches to a person's T lymphocytes to begin multiplying. After HIV
attachment to the T lymphocytes, the patient's T lymphocyte immune
response decreases. What could be the reason for this?
A. The CD98 marker on T lymphocytes is utilized by HIV for
attachment and penetration.
B. The CD4 marker on T lymphocytes is utilized by HIV for
attachment and penetration.
C. The CD8 marker on T lymphocytes is utilized by HIV for
attachment and penetration.
D. The CD20 marker on T lymphocytes is utilized by HIV for
attachment and penetration. - ANSWER B. The CD4 marker on
T lymphocytes is utilized by HIV for attachment and penetration.
, 8) Which of the following virus morphologies would be the least likely to
infect plant or bacterial cells, both of which contain cell walls?
A. Filamentous viruses
B. Isometric or icosahedral viruses
C. Enveloped viruses
D. Head and tail viruses - ANSWER C. Enveloped viruses
9) Which statement explains why early scientists called viruses "filterable"
infectious agents?
A. Tobacco mosaic disease could be transferred from a diseased plant
to a healthy one via liquid plant extracts.
B. The Chamberland-Pasteur filter could remove all viruses visible
under a microscope from any liquid sample.
C. Liquid extracts passed through the Chamberland-Pasteur filter
could still transmit disease.
D. Viable bacteria were required to transmit tobacco mosaic disease. -
ANSWER C. Liquid extracts passed through the Chamberland-
Pasteur filter could still transmit disease.
10) You are classifying a novel virus and have the first glance at its
sequenced genome. After using a database to identify similar proteins,
you discover that it has several protein-coding genes including reverse
transcriptase.
What kind of virus is it?
A. a dsDNA virus like adenovirus
B. a ssDNA virus like parvovirus
C. a retrovirus like HIV
D. a segmented DNA virus like polydnavirus - ANSWER C. a
retrovirus like HIV
11) What allows bacteria to be able to perform bioremediation such as
eating oil and detoxifying mercury?
A. excessive growth to overwhelm contaminant
B. fermentation processes
C. presence of specific enzymes