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Question 1

1. Why are viruses considered obligate parasites?

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They require a host to reproduce

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They are cellular

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They live independently

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They are photosynthetic

Question 2

2. Which virus affects the liver?

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Polio virus

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Hepatitis virus

Question 3

3. 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 4

4. What shape is the tobacco mosaic virus?

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Icosahedral

Question 5

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

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Capsomeres

Question 6

6. How is viral RNA replicated in host cells?

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By sunlight

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By virus itself

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By host cell enzymes

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It does not replicate

Question 7

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

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Herpes simplex virus

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Polio virus

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Influenza virus

Question 8

8. The AIDS virus primarily targets:

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Helper T-cells

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Red blood cells

Question 9

9. The shape of a bacteriophage resembles:

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Lunar lander or tadpole

Question 10

10. Viruses are considered living when they:

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Are in water

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Are inside host cells

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Are in crystalline form

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Are in air

Question 11

11. Viruses are inactive:

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In the presence of light

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Outside a host cell

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In acidic medium

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At high temperatures

Question 12

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

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Louis Pasteur

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Edward Jenner

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Jonas Salk

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Luc Montagnier

Question 13

13. Which viral disease is sexually transmitted?

Question 14

14. 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 15

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

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Chickenpox

Question 16

16. Viruses that infect plants are usually:

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RNA viruses

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Retroviruses

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Bacteriophages

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DNA viruses

Question 17

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

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Tuberculosis

Question 18

18. Viruses multiply by:

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Binary fission

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Host-directed replication

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Fragmentation

Question 19

19. Which type of virus causes cervical cancer?

Question 20

20. A virus cannot reproduce unless it:

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Has nutrients

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Absorbs sunlight

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Is in water

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Is inside a host cell

Question 21

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

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Common cold

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Hepatitis B

Question 22

22. Which virus infects bacteria?

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Retrovirus

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Orthomyxovirus

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Bacteriophage

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Baculovirus

Question 23

23. The function of reverse transcriptase is to:

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Convert protein into DNA

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Convert RNA into DNA

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Convert DNA into RNA

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Replicate DNA

Question 24

24. Who discovered the first virus?

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Martinus Beijerinck

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Robert Hooke

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Edward Jenner

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Louis Pasteur

Question 25

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

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Reverse transcriptase

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DNA polymerase

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RNA polymerase

Question 26

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

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Complete, infectious virus particle

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Viral genome

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Viral protein only

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Viral toxin

Question 27

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

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Hepatitis B

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Common cold

Question 28

28. Which enzyme do viruses lack?

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Reverse transcriptase

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RNA polymerase

Question 29

29. The genetic material of a virus can be:

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Both DNA and RNA in the same virus

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Either DNA or RNA, but not both

Question 30

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

Question 31

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

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Envelope proteins

Question 32

32. The protein coat of a virus is called:

Question 33

33. Which structure is shared by all viruses?

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Protein coat

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Mitochondria

Question 34

34. How are viruses different from bacteria?

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Bacteria are acellular

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Bacteria can’t reproduce

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Viruses need a host to replicate

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Viruses have nuclei

Question 35

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

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Nucleic acid

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Protein coat

Question 36

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

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Contaminated food

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Insect bites

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Sexual contact and blood

Question 37

37. Which of the following best describes a virus?

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Acellular infectious agent

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Prokaryotic organism

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Non-living chemical

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Living cell

Question 38

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

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Immediate symptoms

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1–2 weeks

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Several years

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2–4 months

Question 39

39. The core of a virus contains:

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Mitochondria

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DNA or RNA

Question 40

40. Viruses are classified on the basis of:

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Type of nucleic acid

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Shape and size only

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Number of ribosomes

Question 41

41. Which virus was the first to be crystallized?

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AIDS virus

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Polio virus

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Influenza virus

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Tobacco mosaic virus

Question 42

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

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Dmitri Ivanovsky

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Louis Pasteur

Question 43

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

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Lipid membrane

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Peptidoglycan

Question 44

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

Question 45

45. Which virus leads to the disease AIDS?

Question 46

46. 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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Single-stranded DNA

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Double-stranded DNA

Question 47

47. Viruses can be seen with:

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Dissecting microscope

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Electron microscope

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Compound microscope

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Light microscope

Question 48

48. Which of the following best describes HIV?

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Non-infectious virus

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RNA virus with reverse transcriptase

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Plant virus

Question 49

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

Question 50

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