Virus Quiz

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to Lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson
Download our mobile app to listen on the go
Get App

Questions and Answers

What is the structure of a virus?

  • A bacterial entity with a rigid cell wall and tail fibres
  • A cellular entity with organelles and ribosomes
  • A plant entity with a mobile lipid bilayer membrane
  • A non-cellular entity with a protein shell and nucleic acid (correct)

How do animal cells and plant cells differ in virus penetration?

  • Animal cells have a mobile lipid bilayer membrane and viruses enter via fusion
  • Plant cells have a mobile lipid bilayer membrane and viruses enter via endocytosis
  • Animal cells have a rigid cell wall and viruses enter via damaged cell walls
  • Plant cells have a rigid cell wall and viruses enter via a vector (correct)

What is the origin of viruses according to the ancient theory?

  • Viruses are a result of a single origin event
  • Viruses descend from free-living organisms, becoming parasitic
  • Viruses have their origin in self-replicating molecules in the pre-cellular world (correct)
  • Viruses originate from genetic material escaping from genomes of larger organisms

Flashcards are hidden until you start studying

More Like This

Microbiology Quiz on Viruses and Microbes
50 questions
Introduction to Viruses
37 questions

Introduction to Viruses

OutstandingCantor avatar
OutstandingCantor
Biologia Celular e Vírus
49 questions
Use Quizgecko on...
Browser
Browser