VIRUSES lesson 1: Morphology and anatomy Quizellenj2021-10-01T23:31:57-04:00 Please sign up for the course before taking this quiz. 1. Why does a virus have spikes?1 As a defense mechanism against other microbes. To identify its species. To help them float in the air. To help them attach to cells. 2. What does the Pandoravirus attack?1 paramecium humans dogs bacteria ameba 3. Sometimes you find tiny proteins inside a capsid, along with the genome of DNA or RNA.1 True False 4. Which of these viruses looks like a bullet?1 Pandora HIV rabies Ebola TMV 5. Where do you find a virus’s matrix (if it has one)?1 on the outside of the lipid envelope right under the lipid envelope in the RNA or DNA inside the capsid 6. Which one of these letters never appears in DNA or RNA?1 T U E G C A 7. Which of the viruses attacks plants?1 parvo adeno Pandora TMV Ebola 8. Which one of these atoms is NOT in an amino acid molecule?1 C H B O N 9. Where does a virus gets its lipid envelope (if it has one)?1 From lipid molecules floating in the environment. From other viruses. The virus manufactures it. From the host cell it came out of. 10. Which of these viruses is the smallest?1 adeno Pandora rabies parvo 11. What are proteins made of?1 long strings of glucose molecules A, T, C and G muscle tissue amino acids nucleic acids 12. The only parts that ALL viruses have in common are: a capsid and a genome.1 True False 13. What is a virus capsid made of?1 protein lipid DNA RNA glycoproteins 14. How many sides does an icosahedron have?1 12 60 24 16 20 15. Where did the name “Ebola” come from?1 a river in west Africa an African word for "virus" a country in Africa an African word for "sickness" VIRUSES lesson 2: Size and prevalence Back to: VIRUSES lesson 1: Morphology and anatomy
