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Question 1

1. The core of a virus contains:

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DNA or RNA

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Mitochondria

Question 2

2. Which part of the virus determines its host specificity?

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Enzyme content

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Capsid proteins or envelope glycoproteins

Question 3

3. Viruses can be seen with:

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Electron microscope

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Dissecting microscope

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Light microscope

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Compound microscope

Question 4

4. Which virus was the first to be crystallized?

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Polio virus

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Influenza virus

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Tobacco mosaic virus

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AIDS virus

Question 5

5. The AIDS virus primarily targets:

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Helper T-cells

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Red blood cells

Question 6

6. A virus cannot reproduce unless it:

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Absorbs sunlight

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Has nutrients

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Is inside a host cell

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Is in water

Question 7

7. Which virus leads to the disease AIDS?

Question 8

8. Which type of virus causes cervical cancer?

Question 9

9. What does the term “virion” refer to?

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Viral protein only

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Complete, infectious virus particle

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Viral genome

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Viral toxin

Question 10

10. Viruses are classified on the basis of:

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Number of ribosomes

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Type of nucleic acid

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Shape and size only

Question 11

11. Which viral disease is sexually transmitted?

Question 12

12. What shape is the tobacco mosaic virus?

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Icosahedral

Question 13

13. The protein coat of a virus is called:

Question 14

14. Viruses multiply by:

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Host-directed replication

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Fragmentation

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Binary fission

Question 15

15. Why are viruses considered obligate parasites?

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They are cellular

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They require a host to reproduce

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They are photosynthetic

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They live independently

Question 16

16. Who discovered the first virus?

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Robert Hooke

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Louis Pasteur

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Edward Jenner

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Martinus Beijerinck

Question 17

17. The outer envelope of some viruses is made of:

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Peptidoglycan

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Lipid membrane

Question 18

18. What type of nucleic acid is found in HIV?

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Single-stranded RNA

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Double-stranded RNA

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Double-stranded DNA

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Single-stranded DNA

Question 19

19. Which virus affects the liver?

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Polio virus

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Hepatitis virus

Question 20

20. Which of the following diseases is NOT caused by a virus?

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Tuberculosis

Question 21

21. The shape of a bacteriophage resembles:

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Lunar lander or tadpole

Question 22

22. What is the main mode of transmission for HIV?

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Sexual contact and blood

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Contaminated food

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Insect bites

Question 23

23. Which of the following is considered an acellular organism?

Question 24

24. Which enzyme do viruses lack?

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RNA polymerase

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Reverse transcriptase

Question 25

25. Which structure is shared by all viruses?

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Mitochondria

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Protein coat

Question 26

26. Viral DNA integrated into the host DNA is called:

Question 27

27. What is the incubation period of HIV before symptoms of AIDS appear?

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Several years

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Immediate symptoms

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2–4 months

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1–2 weeks

Question 28

28. Which of these diseases is not caused by a virus?

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Chickenpox

Question 29

29. Which virus has both DNA and a lipid envelope?

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Influenza virus

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Polio virus

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Herpes simplex virus

Question 30

30. Viruses are considered living when they:

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Are in crystalline form

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Are inside host cells

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Are in water

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Are in air

Question 31

31. How is viral RNA replicated in host cells?

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It does not replicate

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By sunlight

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By virus itself

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By host cell enzymes

Question 32

32. Which component helps the virus to attach to host cells?

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Envelope proteins

Question 33

33. Which virus infects bacteria?

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Baculovirus

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Orthomyxovirus

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Retrovirus

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Bacteriophage

Question 34

34. Which enzyme is used by retroviruses to make DNA from RNA?

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DNA polymerase

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RNA polymerase

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Reverse transcriptase

Question 35

35. The function of reverse transcriptase is to:

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Convert RNA into DNA

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Convert protein into DNA

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Convert DNA into RNA

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Replicate DNA

Question 36

36. The genetic material of a virus can be:

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Either DNA or RNA, but not both

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Both DNA and RNA in the same virus

Question 37

37. Which scientist first observed the mosaic disease in tobacco plants?

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Dmitri Ivanovsky

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Louis Pasteur

Question 38

38. Which of the following viral diseases is prevented using a vaccine?

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Hepatitis B

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Common cold

Question 39

39. Which of the following best describes a virus?

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Non-living chemical

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Living cell

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Acellular infectious agent

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Prokaryotic organism

Question 40

40. Viruses that infect plants are usually:

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Bacteriophages

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DNA viruses

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Retroviruses

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RNA viruses

Question 41

41. How are viruses different from bacteria?

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Bacteria can’t reproduce

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Viruses have nuclei

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Bacteria are acellular

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Viruses need a host to replicate

Question 42

42. Which of the following viral diseases can be prevented by a vaccine?

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Common cold

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Hepatitis B

Question 43

43. Which of the following structures is absent in viruses?

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Nucleic acid

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Protein coat

Question 44

44. Which of the following best describes HIV?

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RNA virus with reverse transcriptase

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Non-infectious virus

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Plant virus

Question 45

45. Who was awarded the Nobel Prize for work on the HIV virus?

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Luc Montagnier

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Louis Pasteur

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Edward Jenner

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Jonas Salk

Question 46

46. The protein coat of a virus is composed of subunits called:

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Capsomeres

Question 47

47. Which type of virus causes the common cold?

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Rabies virus

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Influenza virus

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Rhinovirus

Question 48

48. Viruses are inactive:

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In acidic medium

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In the presence of light

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Outside a host cell

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At high temperatures

Question 49

49. Which viral disease causes damage to the immune system?

Question 50

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