Download 1. Most viruses consist of genetic material and which of the following

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Self Assessment: Viruses
1. Most viruses consist of genetic material and which of the following?
a) nucleus
b) chloroplasts
c) mitochondria
d) protein coat
2. A host cell dies from viral infection due to which of the following?
a) apoptosis
b) membrane damage
c) chromosome degradation
d) Lysis
3. What is the term for the protein coat of a virus?
a) capsid
b) plasmid
c) cell wall
d) membrane
4. Viruses in the lytic cycle directly involve which cell activity?
a) enzyme regulation
b) transport across membranes
c) protein synthesis
d) respiration
5. Which aspect of life do viruses possess?
a) can replicate itself
b) allow nutrients to enter via membranes
c) sense and respond to environment
d) obtain and generate energy
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Self Assessment: Viruses
6. Which cycle is demonstrated by a virus that has infected a host cell but is not being replicated?
a) lysogenic cycle
b) lytic cycle
c) citric acid cycle
d) cell cycle
7. Which illness is not caused by a virus?
a) cholera
b) flu
c) HIV
d) common cold
8. Which term applies to the specific type of virus that infects bacteria?
a) phage
b) rotavirus
c) orthomyxoviruses
d) retrovirus
9. When a retrovirus replicates, which process is different than normal cell function?
a) rRNA is used to compose the ribosome.
b) tRNA is translated to protein.
c) RNA is transcribed to DNA.
d) DNA is transcribed to RNA.
10. The genome of a virus is typically about what size?
a) smaller than both plants' and animals' genomes
b) smaller than a plant's genome; larger than an animal's genome
c) larger than both plants' and animals' genomes
d) larger than a plant's genome; smaller than an animal's genome
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ANSWER KEY
1. d
2. d
3. a
4. c
5. a
6. a
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7. a
8. a
9. c
10. a