Viral Classification Quiz

Which of the following best describes the focus of virology?

What did Martinus Beijerinck identify as a novel pathogen, marking the official beginning of virology as a discipline?

What is the defining characteristic of viruses?

What type of genomes can viruses possess?

How do viruses replicate?

What did Beijerinck use the term 'virus' to describe?

Which term best describes the relationship between viruses and host cells?

What is the primary focus of medical virology?

'Virology' is a subfield of which scientific discipline?

What is the most common morphology exhibited by viruses?

What term describes the ability of a virus to exploit host cells?

Who identified the causative agent of tobacco mosaic disease as a novel pathogen?

What is the size range of clinically important viruses?

Which theory suggests that viruses are degenerate forms of intracellular parasites?

What is the term for a viral particle functionally deficient in some aspects of replication?

What is the term for the protein coat that encloses the viral nucleic acid genome?

Which type of virus has an envelope composed of lipid-containing membrane?

What is the term for complete and infective viral particles that transfer viral nucleic acid from cell to cell?

Which symmetry type is considered the most efficient arrangement for subunits in a closed shell?

Which of the following is NOT considered as a major component of a virus?

What is the range of size for clinically important viruses?

According to the evolutionary origin theories, which theory suggests that viruses are degenerate forms of intracellular parasites?

What is the term for viral particles functionally deficient in some aspects of replication?

Which symmetry type is considered the most efficient arrangement for subunits in a closed shell?

What is the term for the protein coat that encloses the viral nucleic acid genome?

Which theory suggests that viruses coevolved with life (free living cells)?

What is the term for complete and infective viral particles that transfer viral nucleic acid from cell to cell?

Which term describes abnormal infectious protein molecules that can spread & change the structure of their normal counterparts?

What does an enveloped virus comprise?

What is the term for the basic protein building blocks of the coat, seen in electron microscope on the surface of icosahedral viral particles?

What is the term for a lipid-containing membrane that surrounds some viral particles?

Which term best describes the relationship between viruses and host cells?

What is the term for the protein coat that encloses the viral nucleic acid genome?

What is the size range of clinically important viruses?

Which type of virus has an envelope composed of lipid-containing membrane?

What term describes the ability of a virus to exploit host cells?

What did Martinus Beijerinck identify as a novel pathogen, marking the official beginning of virology as a discipline?

What is the primary focus of medical virology?

'Virology' is a subfield of which scientific discipline?

What is the term for complete and infective viral particles that transfer viral nucleic acid from cell to cell?

What did Beijerinck use the term 'virus' to describe?

What type of genomes can viruses possess?

What is the defining characteristic of viruses?

What is the primary function of a virus particle?

What is the term used for the protein coat enclosing the viral nucleic acid genome?

What characteristic differentiates viruses from other living organisms?

What is the term for a complete and infective viral particle that transfers viral nucleic acid from cell to cell?

Which type of virus has an envelope composed of lipid-containing membrane?

What is the term for functionally deficient viral particles?

Which scientist identified the causative agent of tobacco mosaic disease as a novel pathogen, marking the official beginning of virology as a discipline?

What did Martinus Beijerinck use the term 'virus' to describe?

Which symmetry type is considered the most efficient arrangement for subunits in a closed shell?

According to evolutionary origin theories, what theory suggests that viruses are degenerate forms of intracellular parasites?

What is the size range of clinically important viruses?

What is the term for the protein building blocks of the coat in icosahedral viral particles?

Which type of genome necessitates different replication strategies?

What is the term for the morphologic subunits of the icosahedron?

Which characteristic is not used as a parameter for classifying viruses?

What is the term for the genomic RNA strand of single-stranded RNA viruses that can serve as mRNA?

Which viruses are transmitted by blood-sucking arthropods and vertebrate hosts?

Which family does not contain viruses that infect humans and animals?

Which major grouping is based on physicochemical or serologic properties within virus families?

What is the term for the site of capsid assembly and, in enveloped viruses, the site of envelopment?

Which type of virus exhibits helical morphology in its nucleocapsids?

Which type of genetic material can occupy either one nucleic acid molecule or several nucleic acid segments?

What is the term for the characteristic involving involvement of vectors or vertebrate reservoirs in virus transmission?

What is the primary basis for separating viruses into major groupings called families?

Which type of virus has an envelope composed of lipid-containing membrane?

What is the primary focus of medical virology?

Which symmetry type is considered the most efficient arrangement for subunits in a closed shell?

What is the term for the protein coat that encloses the viral nucleic acid genome?

What is the range of size for clinically important viruses?

What term describes the ability of a virus to exploit host cells?

Which type of genomes can viruses possess?

What is the term for complete and infective viral particles that transfer viral nucleic acid from cell to cell?

'Virology' is a subfield of which scientific discipline?

'Rhabdoviridae' is known for which characteristic?

What is the term for a lipid-containing membrane that surrounds some viral particles?

Which theory suggests that viruses coevolved with life (free living cells)?

Which type of virus exhibits helical morphology in its nucleocapsids?

What is the term for the basic protein building blocks of the coat, seen in electron microscope on the surface of icosahedral viral particles?

Which family of viruses has an envelope composed of lipid-containing membrane?

What did Martinus Beijerinck identify as a novel pathogen, marking the official beginning of virology as a discipline?

What is the term for complete and infective viral particles that transfer viral nucleic acid from cell to cell?

'Rhabdoviridae' is known for which characteristic?

'Virology' is a subfield of which scientific discipline?

'Virology' is a subfield of which scientific discipline?

How are capsids formed in enveloped viruses?

What is the classification criteria based on size and shape of viruses?

What is the characteristic of helical nucleocapsids?

Which type of viruses may have an outer envelope?

What is used as a basis for separating viruses into major groupings called families?

What is the defining characteristic of arboviruses?

What is the suffix used for virus families?

What is the characteristic of some nucleic acid genomes of viruses?

"Positive sense" orientation of viral RNA refers to what characteristic?

What is the main function of a virion?

Which of the following best describes the structure of viruses?

What is the term for the site of capsid assembly and, in enveloped viruses, the site of envelopment?

What is the term for a complete virus particle?

What is the term for the nucleic acid-associated protein together with the viral genome?

What is the defining characteristic of viruses?

'Rhabdoviridae' is known for which characteristic?

What is the term for the protein building blocks of the coat in icosahedral viral particles?

Which type of genetic material can occupy either one nucleic acid molecule or several nucleic acid segments?

Which type of virus has an envelope composed of a lipid-containing membrane?

What is the term for functionally deficient viral particles?