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BIOD 171 MODULE 6 Proctored Exam
Questions and Correct Answers 2025-2026
Graded And Already Verified 100%
True or False: Viral replication occurs after it attaches and enters
the host cell. - ✔ANSWERS✔ -True
A virus that infects bacteria is called a [answer1] and contains a
[answer2] -sided polygon capsid. - ✔ANSWERS✔ -1.
Bacteriophage
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True or False. Structurally, bacteriophages are similar to viruses
that infect animals. - ✔ANSWERS✔ -False
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True or False. Because the genome is contained within an
enclosed space (much like the nucleus of a cell), viruses are
classified as eukaryotic. - ✔ANSWERS✔ -False
True or False. Although viruses may contain their genome
within an enclosed space (much like the nucleus of a cell), it is
considered neither eukaryotic nor prokaryotic. - ✔ANSWERS✔
True
Describe the two basic components of a virus. - ✔ANSWERS✔
A virus has genomic material made up of either DNA or RNA
and a capsid which is a protective structure that contains genetic
material
True or False. You would expect to see a viral envelope on a
virus infecting a bacterial cell. - ✔ANSWERS✔ -False
The overwhelming majority of animal viruses are enveloped
whereas the majority of plant or bacteria-infecting viruses are
not.
The envelope surrounds the _________ of some viruses. -
✔ANSWERS✔ -Capsid
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The ________ surrounds the capsid of some viruses. -
✔ANSWERS✔ -envelope
Rank the following viruses based on their size from largest to
smallest:
Paramyxovirus
Poliovirus
Smallpox virus - ✔ANSWERS✔ -Smallpox, Paramyxovirus,
Poliovirus
Rank the following viruses based on their size from largest to
smallest:
Orthomyxovirus
Poliovirus
Variolavirus - ✔ANSWERS✔ -Variolavirus
Orthomyxovirus
Poliovirus
True or False: Highly infectious viruses undergo genome
replication prior to viral attachment and entry. - ✔ANSWERS✔
False
BIOD 171 MODULE 6 Proctored Exam
Questions and Correct Answers 2025-2026
Graded And Already Verified 100%
True or False: Viral replication occurs after it attaches and enters
the host cell. - ✔ANSWERS✔ -True
A virus that infects bacteria is called a [answer1] and contains a
[answer2] -sided polygon capsid. - ✔ANSWERS✔ -1.
Bacteriophage
2. 20
True or False. Structurally, bacteriophages are similar to viruses
that infect animals. - ✔ANSWERS✔ -False
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True or False. Because the genome is contained within an
enclosed space (much like the nucleus of a cell), viruses are
classified as eukaryotic. - ✔ANSWERS✔ -False
True or False. Although viruses may contain their genome
within an enclosed space (much like the nucleus of a cell), it is
considered neither eukaryotic nor prokaryotic. - ✔ANSWERS✔
True
Describe the two basic components of a virus. - ✔ANSWERS✔
A virus has genomic material made up of either DNA or RNA
and a capsid which is a protective structure that contains genetic
material
True or False. You would expect to see a viral envelope on a
virus infecting a bacterial cell. - ✔ANSWERS✔ -False
The overwhelming majority of animal viruses are enveloped
whereas the majority of plant or bacteria-infecting viruses are
not.
The envelope surrounds the _________ of some viruses. -
✔ANSWERS✔ -Capsid
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The ________ surrounds the capsid of some viruses. -
✔ANSWERS✔ -envelope
Rank the following viruses based on their size from largest to
smallest:
Paramyxovirus
Poliovirus
Smallpox virus - ✔ANSWERS✔ -Smallpox, Paramyxovirus,
Poliovirus
Rank the following viruses based on their size from largest to
smallest:
Orthomyxovirus
Poliovirus
Variolavirus - ✔ANSWERS✔ -Variolavirus
Orthomyxovirus
Poliovirus
True or False: Highly infectious viruses undergo genome
replication prior to viral attachment and entry. - ✔ANSWERS✔
False
