Download QUIZ: Viruses, Viroids and Prions

QUIZ: Viruses, Viroids and Prions
Name __________________________________
Write yes if the statement is a characteristic of viruses, no if it is not.
1. ______ Made of cells
2. ______ Need energy
3. ______ DNA or RNA is the genetic material
4. ______ Maintenance of Homeostasis
5. ______ Adapt to environmental conditions
6. ______ Evolution
7. ______ Reproduce with assistance
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virus
host
namometer
prophage
viroid
lytic infection
prion
lysogenic infection
Choose the correct answer from the box to match to the definitions below.
8. ______ an infectious particle that interferes with protein folding, but has no DNA of its own
9. ______ the most convenient metric unit for measuring the relative size of virus particles
10. ______ cell or organism that is infected by a virus
11. ______ a virus that infects plants
12. ______ an infectious packet of genetic material that interferes with normal cell function
12. ______ forms when DNA of a virus is added to the cell’s normal DNA during a lysogenic infection.
13. ______ a virus manipulates the cell for its own reproductive purposes
14. ______ the viral DNA is copied during the cell’s normal mitosis and may lie dormant for a time
15. In your opinion, are viruses, viroids, or prions alive? Support your response.
BONUS: What does the word, “virus” mean?