Viruses - Microbiology An Evolving Science | Biology+

Course

Microbiology

Study Pack

Set 1: Microbial Life: Origin and Discovery

Set 2: Observing the Microbial Cell

Set 3: Cell Structure and Function

Set 4: Bacterial Culture, Growth, and Development

Set 5: Environmental Influences and Control of Microbial Growth

Set 7: Genomes and Chromosomes

Set 8: Transcription, Translation, and Bioinformatics

Set 9: Gene Transfer, Mutations, and Genome Evolution

Set 10: Molecular Regulation

Set 11: Viral Molecular Biology

Set 12: Biotechniques and Synthetic Biology

Set 13: Energetics and Catabolism

Set 14: Electron Flow in Organotrophy, Lithotrophy, and Phototrophy

Set 15: Biosynthesis

Set 16: Food and Industrial Microbiology

Set 17: Origins and Evolution

Set 18: Bacterial Diversity

Set 19: Archaeal Diversity

Set 20: Eukaryotic Diversity

Set 21: Microbial Ecology

Set 22: Microbes in Global Elemental Cycles

Set 23: Human Microbiota and Innate Immunity

Set 24: The Adaptive Immune Response

Set 25: Microbial Pathogenesis

Set 26: Microbial Diseases

Set 27: Antimicrobial Therapy

Set 28: Clinical Microbiology and Epidemiology

Set 6 Viruses

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Set 6 Viruses

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Which of the following is a term for the observable destruction of cells as a result of viral lysis?

A) tissue culture
B) lawn
C) soft agar
D) plaque
E) host

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

All of the following are true about the measles virus EXCEPT that it

A) is encased by an envelope of membrane.
B) fuses with the host cell membrane during infection.
C) has progeny that bud out of the host cell.
D) generates a rash of red spots on the skin of infected patients.
E) is never fatal.

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Which infectious agent is identified by the nucleic acid genome being the entire infectious particle?

A) viruses
B) prions
C) viroids
D) virions
E) bacteria

Answer