Question 1

Most viruses form a capsid around their nucleic acid core.This capsid is composed of a(n)

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A)  protein.
B)  monosaccharide.
C)  antigen.
D)  glycoprotein.
E)  lipoprotein.F) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

Which of the following statements about TSEs (transmissible spongiform encephalopathies) is false?

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A)  TSEs include scrapie in sheep,mad cow disease,chronic wasting disease in deer and elk,and kuru and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans.
B)  The incidence of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans increased after an outbreak of mad cow disease in England suggesting that mad cow disease may be transmitted to humans.
C)  Viroids are the likely cause of TSEs.
D)  TSEs do not seem to be affected by treatments that would eliminate nucleic acid-based diseases.
E)  Infectious TSE preparations do not seem to contain DNA or RNA.F) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 3

Recently a class of infectious proteins with no associated nucleic acid have been identified.They are referred to as

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A)  bacteriophages.
B)  latent viruses.
C)  viroids.
D)  prions.
E)  virions.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

All viruses are constructed of

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A)  DNA with a protein wrapping,called a capsid.
B)  RNA with a protein wrapping,called a capsid.
C)  either DNA or RNA with a protein wrapping,called a capsid.
D)  either DNA or RNA,however many do not have the capsiD.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

A scientist is studying the lysogenic cycle of the lambda 1 phage of Escherichia coli.This means that she is investigating

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A)  the integration and stabilizing of the lambda 1 phase into a host cell's genome.
B)  the integration of the bacteria's genome with the viral genome outside of the bacteria's cell wall.
C)  the integration of the viral genome into the ribosomes present in the bacteria to direct protein synthesis for the capsid formation.
D)  the integration and stabilizing of a virus into its capsid,which provides protection until conditions are better for reproduction.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

The onset of AIDS is often accompanied by

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A)  a steep drop in T cell numbers.
B)  macrophage infection.
C)  a positive HIV test.
D)  lung infections and other opportunistic infections.
E)  Kaposi's sarcoma.F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 7

The following are stages in HIV infection.If arranged chronologically,which stage would be third?

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A)  HIV binds to a CXCR4 receptor on a T cell.
B)  HIV binds to a CD4 receptor on a macrophage.
C)  HIV binds to a CCR5 receptor on a macrophage.
D)  Circulating levels of CD4+ T cells decline.
E)  HIV undergoes a mutation in the gene coding for its gp120 glycoprotein.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

What is the name for parasitic viral DNA that has been integrated into the chromosome of its bacterial host?

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A)  prophage
B)  prophase
C)  viroid
D)  virion
E)  arbovirusF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 9

All of the following are true of viroids except

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A)  they are tiny,naked molecules of RNA.
B)  they are a few hundred nucleotides long.
C)  viroid nucleotide sequences resemble intron sequences in ribosomal RNA genes.
D)  they are causative agents of plant diseases.
E)  they are tiny,naked molecules DNA and proteins.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

Which of the following statements about bacteriophage is false?

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A)  Bacteriophages do not have a viral envelope.
B)  A temperate phage can have its DNA integrated into the host chromosome as a prophage.
C)  Ultraviolet radiation can cause induction.
D)  A prophage is replicated with the bacterial chromosome and passed to the two new daughter cells.
E)  Late genes are only expressed during the lysogenic cyclE.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 11

The specific white blood cells that HIV attaches to are the ____________ cells.

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A)  CD4+
B)  gp120 -T
C)  CCR5-T
D)  CXCR4-T
E)  CD8-TF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

The direction of genetic information transfer in a retrovirus (such as the HIV) is

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A)  DNA to mRNA to protein.
B)  RNA to DNA to mRNA to protein.
C)  DNA to protein.
D)  RNA to mRNA to protein.
E)  RNA to protein.F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 13

Scientists have demonstrated that the cholera bacteria,Vibrio cholerae,can exist as a rather harmless form or,by phage conversion,can exist as a disease-causing,virulent form.This conversion is caused by

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A)  the phage entering the cholera bacterium genome and causing the bacterium's cell to lyse.
B)  the phage introducing a gene into the bacterium's chromosome that codes for the cholera toxin that can cause death in humans.
C)  the phage altering the cell wall of the cholera bacterium that produces a toxin that can cause death in humans.
D)  the phage alters the host cell,which permits direct entry of the cholera bacterium into the host cell leading to death in humans.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Select below a unique feature of viroids compared to viruses.

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A)  They consist of a circular molecule of RNA.
B)  They can only replicate when in a host cell.
C)  They are infectious.
D)  They do not code for any proteins.
E)  They use RNA as a template for RNA production.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

Viruses may cause cancer by

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A)  disrupting a cancer-causing gene.
B)  inserting cancer causing genes into the cell's genome.
C)  triggering cell division through attachment to a cell surface receptor.
D)  triggering the expression of cancer-causing genes present in the genome.
E)  suppressing a gene that regulates cell division.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 16

All of the following are part of phage conversion except

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A)  injection of phage gene into host.
B)  transcription and translation of phage gene.
C)  induction of phage.
D)  expression of phage gene by host.
E)  integration of phage gene to form a prophagE.F) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 17

Viruses infect every organism that has been investigated for their presence.However,viruses can only replicate in

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A)  very limited conditions,depending on their capsid type.
B)  a very limited manner if they are a retrovirus.
C)  a very limited manner depending on their envelope capability with the host's cell membrane or cell wall.
D)  their lytic stage outside the host cell membrane.
E)  a very limited number of the host's cells.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 18

Each HIV particle possesses a ___________ on its surface,called gp120,that precisely fits a cell-surface marker protein called CD4 on the surfaces of the immune system cells called macrophages and T cells.

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A)  nucleic acid
B)  phospholipid
C)  polysaccharide
D)  glycolipid
E)  glycoproteinF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 19

Outside the protein sheath,many viruses have a(n)_______ made of protein,lipid,and carbohydrate.

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Question 20

The SARS virus is a completely new form of _______ _________.

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Exam 27: Viruses

Viruses may cause cancer by

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Which of the following statements about bacteriophage is false?

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Scientists have demonstrated that the cholera bacteria,Vibrio cholerae,can exist as a rather harmless form or,by phage conversion,can exist as a disease-causing,virulent form.This conversion is caused by

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The specific white blood cells that HIV attaches to are the ____________ cells.

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The direction of genetic information transfer in a retrovirus (such as the HIV) is

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Most viruses form a capsid around their nucleic acid core.This capsid is composed of a(n)

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Outside the protein sheath,many viruses have a(n)_______ made of protein,lipid,and carbohydrate.

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Which of the following statements about TSEs (transmissible spongiform encephalopathies) is false?

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Recently a class of infectious proteins with no associated nucleic acid have been identified.They are referred to as

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Each HIV particle possesses a ___________ on its surface,called gp120,that precisely fits a cell-surface marker protein called CD4 on the surfaces of the immune system cells called macrophages and T cells.

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A scientist is studying the lysogenic cycle of the lambda 1 phage of Escherichia coli.This means that she is investigating

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Select below a unique feature of viroids compared to viruses.

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The following are stages in HIV infection.If arranged chronologically,which stage would be third?

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What is the name for parasitic viral DNA that has been integrated into the chromosome of its bacterial host?

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The SARS virus is a completely new form of _______ _________.

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All of the following are part of phage conversion except

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