BIOD 171 Essential Microbiology Portage Learning Module 6 Exam Questions and Answers

1/10 BIOD 171 Essential Microbiology Portage Learning Module 6 Exam Questions and Answers

Coorrrecctt!False. Viruses are neither eukaryotic nor prokaryotic.False True True or False. Because the genome is contained within an enclosed space (much like the nucleus of a cell), viruses are classified as eukaryotic.

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Question 1 A virus has (1) genomic material comprised of either DNA or RNA and (2) a capsid, a membrane-like protective structure that contains the genetic material, similar to the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell.

Your Answer:

Two basic components of a virus the genomic material comprosed of either DNA or RNA and a capsid, which is the membrane or protective coat that contains the genetic material Describe the two basic components of a virus.

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Question 2 The surrounds the capsid of some viruses.

Your Answer:

Capsid

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Question 3

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YYoou Annswwerreed Coorrrecctt!False. The overwhelming majority of animal viruses are enveloped whereas the majority of plant or bacteria- infecting viruses are not.False True True or False. You would expect to see a viral envelope on a virus infecting a bacterial cell.

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Question 4 Variolavirus (~200nm) > Orthomyxovirus (100-150nm) > Poliovirus (~30nm)

Your Answer:

Variolavirus is the largest Orthomyxovirus is second

last is poliovirus

Rank the following viruses based on their size from largest to smallest:

Orthomyxovirus Poliovirus

Variolavirus

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Question 5 Coorrrecctt Annswwee False r True True or False: Highly infectious viruses undergo genome replication prior to viral attachment and entry.

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Question 6 Question 7

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envelope

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