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