8 Questions
What term did Pasteur propose to denote the special group causing rabies?
Virus
Who discovered that something smaller than bacteria was causing the tobacco mosaic disease?
Iwanowski
Which characteristic of viruses led to the debate of whether they are alive or not?
Reproduction
What did Wendell Stanley purify and crystallize in 1935?
Tobacco mosaic virus
Who proposed the term “virus” to denote the special group causing rabies?
Louis Pasteur
What did Iwanowski and Beijerinck discover about the fluids from infected tobacco plants?
The fluids could be filtered off all cells but still remained contagious
What characteristic of viruses led to the debate of whether they are alive or not?
Obligate intracellular parasite
What did Wendell Stanley purify and crystallize in 1935?
Tobacco mosaic virus
Test your knowledge of viruses with this quiz covering topics such as background, structure, classification, multiplication, cultivation, replication, nonviral infectious agents, treatment, and the history of viruses. From Pasteur's development of the first rabies vaccine to Iwanowski and Beijerinck's discovery of filtered fluids from infected tobacco plants, this quiz will challenge your understanding of these microscopic infectious agents.
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