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