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