VIRUSES lesson 1: Morphology and anatomy Quizellenjmchenry2021-10-01T23:31:57-04:00 Please sign up for the course before taking this quiz. The only parts that ALL viruses have in common are: a capsid and a genome.1 True False Which of these viruses looks like a bullet?1 HIV Pandora Ebola TMV rabies How many sides does an icosahedron have?1 20 12 16 60 24 Where did the name “Ebola” come from?1 a river in west Africa an African word for "sickness" an African word for "virus" a country in Africa Where do you find a virus’s matrix (if it has one)?1 in the RNA or DNA inside the capsid on the outside of the lipid envelope right under the lipid envelope Which of the viruses attacks plants?1 parvo TMV adeno Ebola Pandora Which one of these atoms is NOT in an amino acid molecule?1 O N B H C What does the Pandoravirus attack?1 humans paramecium bacteria ameba dogs 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 other viruses. From the host cell it came out of. Sometimes you find tiny proteins inside a capsid, along with the genome of DNA or RNA.1 True False Which one of these letters never appears in DNA or RNA?1 C G E U T A What are proteins made of?1 amino acids long strings of glucose molecules A, T, C and G muscle tissue nucleic acids What is a virus capsid made of?1 lipid glycoproteins protein RNA DNA Why does a virus have spikes?1 To identify its species. To help them attach to cells. As a defense mechanism against other microbes. To help them float in the air. Which of these viruses is the smallest?1 rabies adeno Pandora parvo VIRUSES lesson 2: Size and prevalence Back to: VIRUSES lesson 1: Morphology and anatomy
