Which of the following best describes the overall structure of viruses?
Virus Structure

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Science
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9th Grade
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Hard
Lisa Thompson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An outer protein coat and nucleic acid within the core.
An outer carbohydrate coat and nucleic acid within the core.
A protein tail and carbohydrate tail fibers.
A carbohydrate tail and protein tail fibers.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Viruses are shaped like
spheres
cubes
a diamond shape with tail fibres
all of these
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A virus's genetic material is surrounded by
a protein capsid
DNA
a tail fiber
nothing
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Viruses contain genetic material which carries the instructions for the construction of new virus particles. This genetic material is primarily composed of-
phospholipids
polysaccharides
DNA or RNA
polypeptides
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The projections on the surface of this virus allow the virus to —
move inside a host cell
attach to a host cell
control a host cell’s DNA
signal other viruses to infect a host cell
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Select the structures present in a virus:
A genome
A protein coat
Mitochondrion
A lipid membrane
Cytoplasm
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the main function of the projections on the surface of a virus?
They aid in respiration
They help the virus grow
They help the virus invade its host by attaching to specific sites on the host
They help the virus digest food molecules
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