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