Viral Replication Steps Quiz

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During viral replication, where does DNA replication typically occur?

  • Viral nucleocapsids
  • Enveloped viruses
  • Host cell nucleus (correct)
  • Host cell cytoplasm

What is the primary method of release for enveloped viruses?

  • Budding (correct)
  • Passive disintegration of dying cells
  • Nucleocapsid assembly
  • Lysis of host cells

Which phase of the infectious cycle involves attachment to host cells?

  • Uncoating
  • Transcription
  • Release
  • Penetration (correct)

What is the main feature of the eclipse period in a one-step growth curve?

<p>Infectious virus yield variation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does RNA replication take place in the context of viral replication?

<p>Host cell cytoplasm (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the release of naked viruses typically occur?

<p>Passive cell lysis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which process involves RNA synthesis in viral replication?

<p>Transcription (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does genome replication occur for DNA viruses?

<p>Nucleus (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of genes are transcribed before DNA replication begins in DNA viruses?

<p>Early genes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of late genes in DNA virus replication?

<p>Virion structure formation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the size of a viral genome impact its dependence on the host cell for replication functions?

<p>Smaller genomes depend more on host cells (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of early proteins in DNA virus replication?

<p>Genome replication (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the end product of transcription in the context of viral replication?

<p>Late mRNA (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of RNA viruses replicates via a complementary (+) strand intermediate?

<p>Type I RNA viruses with single-stranded genome of (+) polarity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of late proteins in viral replication?

<p>Assemble the virus capsid (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do RNA viruses with a genome of (–) polarity replicate?

<p>Replicate via a complementary (+) strand intermediate (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which feature is unique to viruses with a dsRNA genome?

<p>Replicate using host cell RNA polymerase (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of viral proteins in favor of virus production and genome replication?

<p>Ensure replication of viral genome (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic that distinguishes Influenza A type H5N1 from types H1N1 and H3N2?

<p>More severe disease in humans (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can result in a shorter incubation period for a viral infection?

<p>A larger dose of virus (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristic best describes latent infection?

<p>Integration into host chromosome (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can cause the reactivation of a latent viral infection?

<p>A eukaryotic host cell entering another cell cycle phase (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which outcome is associated with abortive infections?

<p>No virus progeny produced (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens in productive infections where progeny are released with no host damage?

<p>Produces progeny without harming the host cell (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are perforins released by NK cells responsible for?

<p>Inducing apoptosis in virus-infected cells (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the presence of HIV particles in the blood affect NK cells' activities?

<p>Reduces their efficiency in killing virus-infected cells (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which lymphocytes develop in the thymus?

<p>T lymphocytes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What triggers the specific immune response in adaptive immunity against viral infections?

<p>Binding of epitope to specific receptors on lymphocytes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of antibodies synthesized by plasma cells?

<p>Coat both virions and virus-infected cells for destruction (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are perforins and antibodies different in their action against viruses?

<p>Perforins induce apoptosis, while antibodies coat viruses for destruction (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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