Glencoe Biology

Section 2: Viruses and Prions

Self-Check Quizzes

1
Which of these is part of a virus's structure?
A)genetic material
B)capsid
C)protein unit
D)pili
2
Viruses enter ____ in order to replicate.
A)a host cell
B)another virus
C)dead cells
D)nitrogen
3
What type of virus is this?

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A)adenovirus
B)bacteriorphage
C)retrovirus
D)influenza virus
4
A protein that can cause infection or disease is called a ____.
A)lytic virus
B)retrovirus
C)bacteriophage
D)prion
5
How can newly replicated viruses leave the host cell?
A)binary fission or osmosis
B)phagocytosis or osmosis
C)exocytosis or lyse
D)binary fission or phagocytosis
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