Here are the answers to your fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, true/false, and multiple answer questions based on your provided text about viral biology:
Fill in the Blanks
- The host cell breaks open, and the new virus particles are released - Lysis
- Virus injects its nucleic acid into the host cell - Penetration
- New virus particles are assembled - Assembly
- The virus attaches to a host cell - Attachment
- What two types of nucleic acids can viruses have? - DNA and RNA
- The genetic material in a virus is held in a - Capsid
True or False
- Viruses come in a variety of shapes. - True
Multiple Choice
- Which of the following would allow the scientist to decide that it is not a virus? - The specimen has organelles
- Viruses are - noncellular
- Unlike cells, viruses do not - all of these
- Which of the following is not involved in the lytic cycle? - Dormancy
- Which of the following is not a characteristic of viruses? - Contains cytoplasm and ribosomes
- Which of the following require a host cell because they are not able to make proteins on their own? - viruses
- Which of the following describes the structure of an adenovirus? - a nucleic acid core that is surrounded by a protein coat
- Which process is illustrated in the diagram? - viral reproduction
- Which statement could a scientist use to support the position that viruses are not living? - Viruses require a host cell in order to reproduce.
- During which cycle is the host cell destroyed? - lytic cycle
- Which of these describes a pathogen that infects a human by injecting its DNA into a body cell? - A virus that changes the way a cell works, causing the cell to make more viruses instead of performing its intended function.
- Which of the following best describes how the virus reproduced? - The virus used the host plant's resources and machinery to reproduce.
Multiple Answer
- Select all the answers that are TRUE about viruses....(Choose 3)
- Viruses contain DNA/RNA
- Viruses are not alive
- Viruses cannot reproduce on their own
Please make sure to verify these answers as they are based on standard knowledge of virology and may require context from your specific lesson or syllabus.