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Microbiology

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Set 8 Viruses And Their Replication

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Question 1

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Which statement is TRUE?

A) All viruses contain their own nucleic acid polymerases.
B) RNA viruses contain their own nucleic acid polymerases.
C) Viruses do not contain their own nucleic acid polymerases.
D) The origins of the nucleic acid polymerases used by viruses are eukaryotic.

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Question 2

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Which of the following enzymes would you expect to find in the virion of a retrovirus, but NOT in a bacteriophage?

A) lysozyme
B) methylase
C) restriction enzymes
D) reverse transcriptase

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Question 3

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Viral size is generally measured in

A) micrometers.
B) picometers.
C) nanometers.
D) centimeters.

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