Exam (elaborations) IDI 300

CHAPTER 6 TEST BANK QUESTIONS



LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
6.1.1 Describe the basic molecular composition and shapes of viruses.

QUESTION:
Viruses are not generally referred to as living things, because they
a. grow too slow.
b. lack nucleic acids.
c. lack standard cell structure.
d. grow too fast.

Correct answers: c

Difficulty: Easy


LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
6.1.1 Describe the basic molecular composition and shapes of viruses.

QUESTION:
The core of virus particle can contain all of the follow nucleic acids EXCEPT
a. single stranded RNA.
b. DNA and RNA.
c. single stranded DNA.
d. double Stranded DNA.

Correct answers: b

Difficulty: Meduim


LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
6.1.1 Describe the basic molecular composition and shapes of viruses.

QUESTION:
The core of a virus particle contains a(n)
a. envelope.
b. capsid.
c. bacteriophage.
d. nucleic acid.

,Correct answers: d

Difficulty: Easy


LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
6.1.1 Describe the basic molecular composition and shapes of viruses.

QUESTION:
A virus that only has a nucleocapsid is referred to as what type of virus?
a. virion
b. naked
c. capsomere
d. combination
Correct answers: b

Difficulty: Easy

LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
6.1.1 Describe the basic molecular composition and shapes of viruses.

QUESTION:
The viral capsid is made primarily of
a. protein.
b. carbohydrate.
c. triglyceride.
d. nucleic acid.

Correct answers: a

Difficulty: Easy


LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
6.1.1 Describe the basic molecular composition and shapes of viruses.

QUESTION:
Which of the following viral shapes would contain the most capsomeres?
a. complex
b. helical
c. polyhedral
d. peplomers

, Correct answers: c

Difficulty: Medium


LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
6.1.2 Identify the main characteristics used to classify viruses.

QUESTION:
The system of viral taxonomy classifies viruses primarily on the virus
a. RNA or DNA.
b. proteins.
c. triglycerides.
d. shape.


Correct answers: a

Difficulty: Easy



LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
6.1.2 Identify the main characteristics used to classify viruses.

QUESTION:
Which of the following are considered acceptable standards used to classify
viruses? Select all that apply.
a. genetic similarities
b. structure
c. which type of host they infect
d. chemical composition

Correct answers: a,b,d

Difficulty: Hard


LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
6.1.2 Identify the main characteristics used to classify viruses.

QUESTION:
The term Adenoviridae indicates a reference to a virus