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