Virus Quick Quiz

The common cold is caused by a _______.

• virus

• bacteriophage

• capsid

• receptor

All viruses contain ______.

• cells

• a receptor

• chemical triggers

• genetic material

What is the end result of the lytic cycle?

• Creation of DNA

• Cell Lysis (Explosion).

• Finding a Host

• Someone gets Sick.

What do viruses do once they leave the host cell?

• Produce Chemicals.

• Travel through White Blood Cells.

• Infect Other Cells.

• Viruses Die without a Host

What is the purpose of the Lysogenic Cycle?

• Make Copies of Viruses

• Make DNA

• Find a Host

• Attach to a Cell

What are the 3 components of modern cell theory?

(Choose all answers that apply)

• The cell is the

  smallest living

  unit in all

  organisms.

• Cells undergo a process to reproduce called Mitosis.

• All living things

  are made of cells

• All cells come

  from other pre-

  existing cells