Microbiology Word Scramble

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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

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