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