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