Viruses

Question 1

Are viruses cellular or acellular?

Answer 1

Acellular

Question 2

What is the role of the capsid of viruses

Answer 2

The “protein coat”

Question 3

What is the role of attachment proteins of viruses

Answer 3

They allow the virus to cling onto suitable host cells.

Question 4

Generally, how do viruses replicate?

Answer 4

Virus attaches to host cell receptor proteins.

Genetic material is released into the host cell.

Genetic material binds to host cell DNA, viral proteins and DNA formed by host cell “machinery”.

Viral components assemble.

Host cell bursts, releasing viruses to go and infect other cells.