Micro Exam II Virology Trivia Quiz!

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Micro Exam II Virology Trivia Quiz! - Quiz

Being a microbiology student, you get the chance to understand microbes that commonly have a bad reputation but are beneficial to our lives. One of the topics we have covered so far is virology, which helps us understand different viruses and guides us to understand diseases and how to cure them. Take the quiz below on the topic in preparation for your Micro exam II.

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1.

Which of the following is not true regarding viruses?
- A.
  
  May be DNA, RNA, Single, or Double-stranded
- B.
  
  All are obligate intracellular parasites
- C.
  
  All have a protein capsid and envelope
- D.
  
  Release virions during cell lysis or budding
- E.
  
  All are true
2.

What type of immunity is most responsible for fighting viral infections?
- A.
  
  Humoral Immunity
- B.
  
  Cell-Mediated Immunity
- C.
  
  Innate Immunity
- D.
  
  All
3.

How are viruses different from bacteria?
- A.
  
  Viruses do not replicate by binary fission
- B.
  
  Viruses are smaller
- C.
  
  Viruses are obligate intracellularly
- D.
  
  A and B
- E.
  
  All
4.

Which is not true regarding adsorption?
- A.
  
  Virus attaches to host membrane
- B.
  
  Process is random and reversible
- C.
  
  Requires ATP
- D.
  
  Nonenveloped viruses attach via exposed capsid regions
- E.
  
  All are true
5.

Viruses are classified according to all of the following except:
- A.
  
  Type of replication
- B.
  
  Structure of virion
- C.
  
  Host required for survival
- D.
  
  Type of nucleic acid
- E.
  
  Structure of virus
6.

Which is not true regarding capsids?
- A.
  
  Composed of repeating subunits
- B.
  
  Able to self-assemble into virions
- C.
  
  Helical structure has fixed number of subunits and is spherical in shape
- D.
  
  Only A and B
- E.
  
  All
7.

A particular virus' genetic material first needs to be copied into positive sense SS-RNA (Single Strand RNA). What type of virus is this?
- A.
  
  SS Positive-Sense RNA
- B.
  
  SS Negative-Sense RNA
- C.
  
  DS RNA
- D.
  
  DS DNA
8.

Primary replication of the virus takes place before spread. This happens with:
- A.
  
  Neural spread
- B.
  
  Hematogenous spread
- C.
  
  Tissue spread
- D.
  
  Viremia
- E.
  
  All
9.

Adenoviidae, Poxviridae, and Herpesviridae are:
- A.
  
  Single-stranded DNA virus
- B.
  
  Single-stranded RNA virus
- C.
  
  Double-stranded DNA
- D.
  
  Double-stranded RNA
- E.
  
  Mixed-stranded DNA
10.

Which of the following is mixed-stranded?
- A.
  
  Reoviridiae
- B.
  
  Rhabdoviridae
- C.
  
  Poxviridae
- D.
  
  Hepadnoviridae
- E.
  
  Parvoviridae