micro test 2:)

List the correct order of viral life cycle phases

1) Absorption 2) Penetration/ Uncoating 3) Synthesis 4) Assembly 5) Release

A single virus particle could contain a genome consisting of

Rna and dna only

lysogenic conversion is when

a bacterium acquires a new trait from its temperate phage

which of the following is considered a monomer ( a single unit) of capsid?

capsomer

which of the following is the monomeric unit of a viral capsid

capsomere

which of the following term describes the total nucleic content of a virus

genome

_______ bodies are masses of viruses or damaged organelles of a cell due to cytopathic effect of viral infection

inclusion

a segmented RNA genome is one in which

individual genes exist on separate piece of RNA

Lysogeny is best described as

integration of the viral genome into the host chromosome

in _____ -sense RNA viral genomes, the RNA is not in a form ready for translation

negative

at minimum, all viruses are composed of

nucleic acids and proteins

positive sense RNA is RNA that can be translated into

proteins

when individual viral genes exist on separate pieces of genomic RNA , the genome is said to be

segmented

three main characteristics to classify viruses

structure, chemical composition, and genetic makeup

which of the following are cytopathic effects in viraly infected animal cells

syncytia and inclusion bodies

unlike cellular organisms, viruses are unable to

synthesize their own proteins

a type of virus that parasitizes other viruses infecting the same host cell is called a

virophage

a ______ phage is a bacteriophage that incorporates itself into the host genome as a lysogenic prophage

temperate

an _____ is an infectious agent that lacks a capsid and merely consist of a strand of RNA

viroid