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