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