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Week 1: Weekly Quiz Flashcards

1
Q

Virions/virus particles do not have the capability to reproduce.

True
False
A

True

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Suppose you are a scientist in the 1890s and are working on understanding Tobacco Mosaic Disease. You discover that extracts of an infected plant produce additional infectious agents when inoculated into another plant but not when diluted in a sterile solution. What property of viruses does this reveal?

Viruses are microscopic infectious agents that reproduce similarly to bacteria.

Viruses use DNA or RNA as their genetic material.

Viruses spread via zoonotic infections.

None of these answers.

A

Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites

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3
Q

State/list two components that all viruses possess

A

Genetic material and capsid/protein coat

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4
Q

Sulphur and phosphate are present in both DNA and proteins.

True
False
A

False

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5
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All viruses are capable of being destroyed by soap/hand sanitizer.

True
False
A

False

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6
Q

A Chamberland filter isolates viruses based on:

Size

None of these answers

Presence/absence of lipid membrane

Genome

Target host

A

Size

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