Ch. 13

Question 1

Nucleic acid of a virus is protected by a protein coat

Answer 1

Capsid

Question 2

Each capsid is composed of protein subunits

Answer 2

Capsomeres

Question 3

Carbohydrate-protein complexes that project from the surface of the envelope. Some viruses may or may not have these.

Answer 3

Spikes

Question 4

Largest virus

Answer 4

Ebola

Sometimes curls up

Question 5

Smallest virus

Answer 5

Bacteriophages

Question 6

Phage means:

Answer 6

A virus that infects bacteria (bacteria are their host)

Question 7

What’s inside a capsomere?

Answer 7

Nucleic acid

Question 8

Papilloma virus

Answer 8

Cause warts

Cervical and anal cancer

Question 9

Small pox virus

Answer 9

• Related to molluscum contagiosum (wart like skin lesion)
• Harmless warts
• Kids often get and then disappear

Question 10

Simplexvirus (HHV-1 and -2)

Answer 10

Herpes virus

Chickenpox, shingles, mononucleosis, Burkitts (cancer)

Question 11

Hepadnavirus

Answer 11

Hep B

Question 12

Oncovirus

Answer 12

• Member of the retro virus, important group of irony viruses.
• Leukemia and tumors
• AIDS

Question 13

What use to occupy the clear plaques?

Answer 13

Live bacteria

Question 14

Rhinovirus

Answer 14

Common cold

Question 15

Why do we grow viruses in the lab?

Answer 15

To make vaccines

Question 16

Lyssavirus

Answer 16

• Rabies

* 100% mortality rate