g10 worksheet 5

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. Which describes most types of viruses?

a. a small, solid ball of infectious protein
b. genetic material wrapped in a protein coat
c. primitive type of bacteria cell
d. the smallest type of living cell
____ 2. Which is the smallest?
a. archaebacterium
b. cold virus
c. eubacterium
d. skin cell
____ 3. Which describes HIV that causes AIDS?
a. contain highly porous plasma membranes
b. has RNA instead of DNA
c. made of cells without nuclei
d. use their DNA to replicate host DNA
____ 4. Which is a stage of a host-cell infection by a virus?
a. adaptation of viral receptors to infect most organism cells
b. replication of viral DNA using host mitochondria DNA
c. viral genetic material injected into the host cell’s cytoplasm
d. virus attaches to host cell membrane using a capsule
____ 5. Which describes a retrovirus?
a. enzyme-coated virus
b. protein-coated virus
c. virus with DNA
d. virus with RNA

Completion
Complete each statement.

1. A strand of genetic material surrounded by a protein is called a(n) ______________.

2. An infectious particle made entirely of protein is called a(n) ______________.

3. Viral DNA is integrated with the genetic material of a host cell during the ____________.

4. An infectious, protein substance is called a(n) _______________.

Matching

Write the letter of the correct category on the line next to the viral disease. Answers may only be used once.
 a. respiratory disease
b. sexually transmitted disease
c. skin disease
____ 1. AIDS (HIV)
____ 2. common cold
____ 3. warts

Short Answer

1. Explain how a cold virus infects a host cell. Use the term specific receptor in your answer.

2. Identify the parts labeled A-D.

3. Most scientists do not consider viruses to be alive because they have no organelles, cannot move, and cannot
reproduce on their own. Identify other reasons why viruses are not considered living things.