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Microbiology
Microbiology Chapter 5: Viruses
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Viruses can infect | All organisms |
| The suffix-virales is given to the following terms within the taxon | Order |
| The correct hierarchial order for virus classification is | Order, family, subfamily, genus, species |
| The Baltimore classification system places viruses into | Seven groups |
| Viral capsomeres are composed of subunits called | Protomeres |
| Which of the following consists of DNA viruses? | Parvoviridae |
| A bacteriophage is a(n) | Complex virus |
| A phage in a repressed stage referred to as a(n) | Prophage |
| The correct sequence of stages in the multiplication of animal viruses is | Adsorption, penetration, uncoating, replication, aseembly, release |
| A persistent infection that is not lytic but productive is called | Chronic infection |
| Which of the following viruses belong to the family Herpesviridae | Epstein-Barr virus |
| Transmission spongiform encephalopathies are caused by | Prions |
| The most common viruses causing respiratory illness belong to | Adenoviridae |
| Which of the following bunyaviruses are arthropod-borne | Phlebovirus, Nairovirus, and Uukuvirus |
| A virus that infects bacteria is referred to as a | Bacteriophage |
| Kaposi's sarcoma is caused by human herpesvirus number | Eight |
| Picornaviridae are | RNA viruses |
| A fully assembled virus is called a | Virion |
| Capsids forming multifaced structures having triangular faces are called | Icosahedrons |
| Group VI viruses according to the Baltimore classification system include the families | Metaviridae, Pseudoviridae, and Retroviridae |
| The phase during which no infectious phage particles can be found in a host cell is the | Eclipse period |
| The stage of viral multiplication during which the virus attaches to the host cell is called | Adsorption |
| According to the Baltimore classification, Retroviridae belong to a group | VI viruses |