Virus Study Guide

Question 1

What is a virus?

Answer 1

-Acellular infectious particle
-has DNA or RNA
-causes infection in all living organisms
-has no metabolic pathway
-cannot reproduce independently

Question 2

What are capsids made of?

Answer 2

Proteinaceous subunits called CAPSOMERES

(Capsomere made of single or multiple types of protein)

Question 3

How are viruses classified?

Answer 3

-genome
-size
-organisms
-naked or enveloped