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