Microbiology Demystified

(Nandana) #1

  1. Pieces of the host cell's membrane make
    (a) the capsid
    (b) the envelope of a virus
    (c) the nuclei of the virus
    (d) the nuclei of the host cell

  2. The central nucleic acid contains the genetic information of a virus.
    (a) True
    (b) False

  3. Oncogenic viruses
    (a) cause herpes
    (b) cause the common cold
    (c) cause tumors
    (d) none of the above

  4. A naked virus is a virus without a capsid.
    (a) True
    (b) False

  5. A state of lysogeny occurs when the envelope of a virus interacts with the
    capsid.
    (a) True
    (b) False

  6. What are protists?
    (a) hemoflagellates
    (b) nematodes
    (c) proglottids
    (d) scolex

  7. Mushrooms are
    (a) protozoa
    (b) fungi
    (c) helminths
    (d) algae


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