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Foundations in Microbiology, 4/e
Kathleen Park Talaro, Pasadena City College
Arthur Talaro

An Introduction to the Viruses

Multiple Choice Quiz



1

A virus is a tiny infectious
A)cell
B)living thing
C)particle
D)nucleic acid
2

Viruses are known to infect
A)plants
B)bacteria
C)fungi
D)all organisms
3

The capsid is composed of protein subunits called
A)spikes
B)protomers
C)virions
D)capsomers
4

The envelope of an animal virus is derived from the ______ of its host cell.
A)cell wall
B)cell membrane
C)glycocalyx
D)receptors
5

The nucleic acid of a virus is
A)DNA only
B)RNA only
C)both DNA and RNA
D)either DNA or RNA
6

The general steps in a viral multiplication cycle are
A)adsorption, penetration, replication, maturation, and release
B)endocytosis, uncoating, replication, assembly, budding
C)adsorption, uncoating, duplication, assembly, and lysis
D)endocytosis, penetration, replication, maturation, and exocytosis
7

A prophage is an early stage in the development of a/an
A)bacterial virus
B)poxvirus
C)lytic virus
D)enveloped virus
8

The nucleic acid of animal viruses enters the host cell through
A)translocation
B)fusion
C)endocytosis
D)all of these
9

In general, RNA viruses multiply in the cell ______, and DNA viruses multiply in the cell ______.
A)nucleus, cytoplasm
B)cytoplasm, nucleus
C)vesicles, ribosomes
D)endoplasmic reticulum, nucleolus
10

Enveloped viruses carry surface receptors called
A)buds
B)spikes
C)fibers
D)sheaths
11

Viruses that persist in the cell and cause recurrent disease are considered
A)oncogenic
B)cytopathic
C)latent
D)resistant
12

Examples of cytopathic effects of viruses are
A)inclusion bodies
B)giant cells
C)multiple nuclei
D)all of these
13

Viruses cannot be cultivated in:
A)tissue culture
B)bird embryos
C)live mammals
D)blood agar
14

Clear patches in cell cultures that indicate sites of virus infection are called
A)plaques
B)pocks
C)colonies
D)prions