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Viral Survival Strategies and Host Cell Reliance Quiz

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What is the primary reason viruses need to infect host cells?

To utilize the host's metabolic machinery for survival (correct)

To replicate their genetic material within the host cell

To directly obtain energy from the host cell

To acquire specific nutrients from the host cell

What is a virion?

A virus that has infected multiple hosts

A viral protein involved in host cell entry

A viral genetic material released into the host cell

A complete virus particle outside of the host cell (correct)

Why are viruses considered the simplest forms of life?

Due to their minimal structural and genetic complexity (correct)

Because they lack the ability to infect multiple species

Because they do not require host cells for survival

Due to their ability to replicate independently of host cells

What happens to virus particles once inside the host cell?

They disintegrate and release genetic material for replication Signup and view all the answers

Which statement about viral genome is correct?

It can be single stranded RNA or DNA Signup and view all the answers

What is the main issue with having an RNA genome?

mRNA must be synthesized from an RNA template Signup and view all the answers

What do retroviruses have in their genome?

RNA that gets converted to DNA by the host cell Signup and view all the answers

What did the Hershey and Chase experiment discover?

DNA is the carrier of inheritance information Signup and view all the answers

What distinguished viruses from other microorganisms?

Size smaller than bacteria Signup and view all the answers

What do bacteriophages infect?

Bacteria Signup and view all the answers

What did the study of bacteriophages lead to an understanding of?

Basic processes of life Signup and view all the answers

What is the main use of bacteriophages as a model system?

Isolation and analysis of phage genomes Signup and view all the answers