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Microbiology

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Set 13 Viruses Viroids And Prions

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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What part of the E. coli T4 phage attaches to the host cell receptors?

A) Capsid fragments around the nucleic acid.
B) Protein fibers at the end of the phage tail.
C) Pili of the envelope.
D) Spikes of the envelope.
E) Spikes of the cell wall.

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Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

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Which does not refer to the shape of a virus?

A) Bacillus
B) Icosahedral
C) Helical
D) Complex
E) These are all virus shapes.

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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Phage-encoded proteins are

A) coded for by host DNA.
B) coded for by phage DNA.
C) proteins normally present in the uninfected cell.
D) early proteins.
E) coded for by phage DNA AND early proteins.

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