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2025/2026 GCSU MICROBIOLOGY FINAL
(BACHOON) CURRENTLY TESTING QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED) FOR
GUARANTEED PASS/TOP-RATED A+.
GCSU MICROBIOLOGY
Ace your GCSU Bachoon Microbiology Final Exam with this
comprehensive guide, designed to master advanced concepts in
pathogenesis, immunology, and antimicrobial mechanisms.
This resource delivers high-yield practice questions covering
diagnostic methods, epidemiology, and host-microbe
interactions.
definition of a virus ...... ANSWER ....... a
submicroscopic, parasitic, filterable agent consisting of
a nucleic acid surrounded by a protein coat
which is smaller, viruses or bacteria? ...... ANSWER .......
bacteria
what can a virus infect? ...... ANSWER ....... -
invertebrates
-vertebrates
-plants
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-protists
-fungi
-bacteria
when are viruses considered to be alive? ...... ANSWER
....... ONLY when they are inside the host they infect
where do they multiply? ...... ANSWER ....... inside living
cells
are viruses sensitive to antibiotics? ...... ANSWER .......
NO
what are viruses sensitive to? ...... ANSWER .......
interferon
host range ...... ANSWER ....... - the spectrum of host
cells a virus can infect
- most can only infect one specific host because it
requires a specific site to attach to its host
- those that infect bacteria are called "bacteriophage" or
"phage"
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what 3 things makes up a virus? ...... ANSWER ....... 1)
nucleic acid
2) capsid
3) envelope (on some viruses)
1) nucleic acid ...... ANSWER ....... - have DNA (or) RNA;
not both
- double stranded or single stranded
- linear or circular
genome size? ...... ANSWER ....... ranges from a few
thousand nucleotides to as many as 250,000
2) capsid ...... ANSWER ....... - protein coat surrounding
and protecting the nucleic acid
what is the capsid composed of? ...... ANSWER .......
protein subunits called "capsomeres"
3) envelope ...... ANSWER ....... - on some viruses, it
covers the capsid.
2025/2026 GCSU MICROBIOLOGY FINAL
(BACHOON) CURRENTLY TESTING QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED) FOR
GUARANTEED PASS/TOP-RATED A+.
GCSU MICROBIOLOGY
Ace your GCSU Bachoon Microbiology Final Exam with this
comprehensive guide, designed to master advanced concepts in
pathogenesis, immunology, and antimicrobial mechanisms.
This resource delivers high-yield practice questions covering
diagnostic methods, epidemiology, and host-microbe
interactions.
definition of a virus ...... ANSWER ....... a
submicroscopic, parasitic, filterable agent consisting of
a nucleic acid surrounded by a protein coat
which is smaller, viruses or bacteria? ...... ANSWER .......
bacteria
what can a virus infect? ...... ANSWER ....... -
invertebrates
-vertebrates
-plants
, Page 2 of 21
-protists
-fungi
-bacteria
when are viruses considered to be alive? ...... ANSWER
....... ONLY when they are inside the host they infect
where do they multiply? ...... ANSWER ....... inside living
cells
are viruses sensitive to antibiotics? ...... ANSWER .......
NO
what are viruses sensitive to? ...... ANSWER .......
interferon
host range ...... ANSWER ....... - the spectrum of host
cells a virus can infect
- most can only infect one specific host because it
requires a specific site to attach to its host
- those that infect bacteria are called "bacteriophage" or
"phage"
, Page 3 of 21
what 3 things makes up a virus? ...... ANSWER ....... 1)
nucleic acid
2) capsid
3) envelope (on some viruses)
1) nucleic acid ...... ANSWER ....... - have DNA (or) RNA;
not both
- double stranded or single stranded
- linear or circular
genome size? ...... ANSWER ....... ranges from a few
thousand nucleotides to as many as 250,000
2) capsid ...... ANSWER ....... - protein coat surrounding
and protecting the nucleic acid
what is the capsid composed of? ...... ANSWER .......
protein subunits called "capsomeres"
3) envelope ...... ANSWER ....... - on some viruses, it
covers the capsid.
