Statistics for Microbiology Quiz #4

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Virus that infects bacteria	Bacteriophage	100%
Large macromolecular structure which serves as the protein coat of a virus	Capsid	100%
Where are viruses assembled in a cell?	Cytoplasm	100%
Baltimore group containing dsDNA viruses	I/1	100%
Baltimore group containing ssDNA viruses	II/2	100%
Baltimore group containing dsRNA viruses	III/3	100%
Baltimore group containing positive sense ssRNA viruses	IV/4	100%
Contained in all virions and composed of nucleic acid and a protein coat	Nucleocapsid	100%
Infectious proteins, cause spongiform encephalopathies (BSE, scrapie, CJD)	Prions	100%
Which viral entry method can be used by enveloped and unenveloped viruses?	Receptor mediated endocytosis	100%
What enzyme is used by some viruses to convert RNA into DNA?	Reverse transcriptase	100%
Baltimore group containing negative sense ssRNA viruses	V/5	100%
Baltimore group containing RNA reverse transcribing viruses	VI/6	100%
Baltimore group containing DNA reverse transcribing viruses	VII/7	100%
Acellular entity which is composed of protein and nucleic acid, lacks metabolism and replicates only in host cells	Virus	100%
Through which process are viral particles released from a cell?	Budding	75%
Which viral entry method can be used by only enveloped viruses?	Membrane Fusion	75%
Where do Baltimore group 1 viruses normally replicate?	Nucleus	75%
Capsid shaped like hollow tubes with protein walls	Helical	50%
What can many plant viruses use to propel themselves from cell to cell?	Plasmodesmata	50%
Non-translated ssRNAs, lack protein (Infect plants)	Viroids	50%
Outer, membranous layer of a virus	Envelope	25%
Which type of virus can use host actin tails to propel through host membrane?	Poxviruses	25%
What enzyme do Baltimore groups 3 and 5 carry in order to make genome readable by host ribosomes?	RNA dependent RNA polymerase/RDRP	25%
Subviral infectious agents composed of nucleic acid and protein that require a helper virus to replicate	Satellites	25%
Ring or knob-shaped units made of 5 or 6 protomers	Capsomer	0%
A regular polyhedron with 20 equilateral faces and 12 vertices	Icosahedral	0%
What can some viruses form from the walls of the ER in order to avoid host response?	Membrane protected replication complexes	0%
Which virus formed complex can be hijacked by virophage?	Membrane protected replication complexes	0%