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What kind of cells can viruses infect? ~~> viruses infect every type of cell, including bacteria, algae, fungi, protozoa, plant, and animals Are viruses alive? ~~> two sides of the debate: 1. since viruses are unable to replicate independently from the host cell, so no, not alive 2...

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Microbiology Exam 2 uiowa Knudtson
Questions & 100% Correct Answers
What kind of cells can viruses infect?

✓ ~~> viruses infect every type of cell, including bacteria, algae, fungi,

protozoa, plant, and animals




Are viruses alive?

✓ ~~> two sides of the debate:

1. since viruses are unable to replicate independently from the host cell, so

no, not alive

2. even though viruses do not exhibit most of the life processes of cells, they

can direct them, so more than inert (lacking strength/ability to move) and

lifeless molecules




viruses are better described as active or inactive rather than dead or alive




What does it mean if a virus is described as inactive?

✓ ~~> cannot replicate




What does it mean if a virus is described as active?




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✓ ~~> has the ability to get into a host cell and replicate and spread




What role do viruses play in evolution?

✓ ~~> infect cells and influence their genetic makeup

shape the way cells, tissues, bacteria, plants, and animals have evolved

10% of the human genome consits of sequences that come from viruses

10-20% of bacterial DNA contains viral sequences




What does it mean that viruses are obligate intracellular parasites?

✓ ~~> cannot multiply unless they invade a specific host cell and instruct

its genetic and metabolic machinery to make and release new viruses




What unit are viruses measured in?

✓ ~~> nanometers




What are the viral components?

✓ ~~> covering (capsid and maybe envelope)

central core (nucleic acid molecules, matric proteins, and maybe enzymes)




What is a capsid?




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✓ ~~> protein shell that surrounds the nucleic acid




What is a nucleocapsid?

✓ ~~> the capsid together with the nucleic acid




What does the covering of naked viruses consist of?

✓ ~~> just a nucleocapsid




What is an envelope?

✓ ~~> external covering of a nucleocapsid, usually a modified piece of

the host's cell membrane




What are spikes?

✓ ~~> can be found on naked or enveloped viruses

project from the nucleocapsid or the envelope

allow viruses to dock with host cells




What is a virion?

✓ ~~> a fully formed virus that is able to establish as infection in a host

cell




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What is the most prominent feature of viruses?

✓ ~~> the viral capsid




What is a viral capsid composed of?

✓ ~~> identical protein subunits called capsomere




How do capsomeres assemble into a viral capsid?

✓ ~~> capsomeres spontaneously self-assemble into the finished capsid




What are the three different orientations of capsomeres in a viral capsid?

✓ ~~> helical

icosahedral

complex




What do enveloped viruses take with them when they are released from a

host cell?

✓ ~~> they take a bit of the host's cell membrane




Where can enveloped viruses bud from?

✓ ~~> cell membrane

nuclear envelope


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