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Chapter 05: Viruses

VanMeter: Microbiology for the Healthcare Professional, 2nd Edition

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.Viruses can infect

ANS: D REF: p. 105

2.The suffix –virales is given to the following terms within the taxon

ANS: B REF: p. 105

3.The correct hierarchical order for virus classification is

ANS: C REF: p. 105

4.The Baltimore classification system places viruses into __________ groups.

ANS: C REF: p. 105

5.Viral capsomeres are composed of subunits called

ANS: B REF: p. 105

6.RNA viruses belong to which of the following types according to the Baltimore classification system?

ANS: D REF: p. 106

7.Which of the following consists of DNA viruses?

ANS: A REF: p. 106

8.A bacteriophage is a(n) ____________ virus.

ANS: D REF: p. 109

9.A phage in a repressed stage is referred to as a(n)

ANS: B REF: p. 113

10.The correct sequence of stages in the multiplication of animal viruses is

ANS: A REF: p. 113

11.A persistent infection that is not lytic but productive is called a __________ infection.

ANS: A REF: p. 117

12.Which of the following viruses belong to the family Herpesviridae?

ANS: A REF: p. 118

13.Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies are caused by

ANS: C REF: p. 124

14.The most common viruses causing respiratory illness belong to

ANS: C REF: p. 118

15.Which of the following bunyaviruses is not arthropod-borne?

ANS: B REF: p. 120

COMPLETION

1.A virus that infects bacteria is referred to as a __________.

ANS: bacteriophage

REF: p. 105

2.Kaposi’s sarcoma is caused by human herpesvirus number __________.

ANS: 8

REF: p. 107

3.Picornaviridae are __________ viruses.

ANS: RNA

REF: p. 107

4.A fully assembled virus is called a __________.

ANS: virion

REF: p. 114

5.Capsids forming multifaced structures having 20 triangular faces are called __________.

ANS: icosahedrons

REF: p. 108

6.Group VI viruses according to the Baltimore classification system include the families Metaviridae, Pseudoviridae, and __________.

ANS: Retroviridae

REF: p. 112

7.The phase during which no infectious phage particles can be found in a host cell is the __________ period.

ANS: eclipse

REF: p. 113

8.The stage of viral multiplication during which the virus attaches to the host cell is called __________.

ANS: adsorption

REF: p. 113

9.According to the Baltimore classification, Retroviridae belong to group __________ viruses.

ANS: VI

REF: p. 106

MATCHING

Match the description below with the correct item from this list.

1.Human papillomavirus

2.Epstein-Barr virus

3.Norovirus

4.Hantavirus

5.Human rhinovirus A

1.ANS:BREF:p. 107

2.ANS:EREF:p. 107

3.ANS:FREF:p. 107

4.ANS:GREF:p. 108

5.ANS:DREF:p. 107