Viruses Flashcards
1
Q
What are the following made up of: Viruses Viroid Virusoids Prions
A
Viruses: protein and nucleic acid
Viroid: RNA only
Virusoids: RNA only
Prions: polypeptide/protein only
2
Q
a virus particle is called a
A
virion
3
Q
All viruses have these 2 things. Some have an additional 2 things. what are they?
A
All viruses consist of: 1) A nucleic acid 2) A protein coat – capsid Some viruses also have the following: 3) Envelope outside the protein coat 4) One or more enzymes in capsid
