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This section includes 14 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Microbiology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
Which of the following viruses carry minus-strand RNA? |
A. | rhabdoviruses |
B. | picornaviruses |
C. | retroviruses |
D. | tobacco mosaic viruses |
Answer» B. picornaviruses | |
2. |
Which of the following are characteristics of the process viropexis? |
A. | phagocytic process |
B. | plant viruses penetrate host cells through ectodesmata |
C. | occurs by the enzyme RNA polymerase |
D. | phagocytic process and occurs by the enzyme lysosomal proteases |
Answer» E. | |
3. |
RNA in animal viruses exist as circular dsRNA. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
4. |
WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_ARE_CHARACTERISTICS_OF_THE_PROCESS_VIROPEXIS??$ |
A. | phagocytic process |
B. | plant viruses penetrate host cells through ectodesmata |
C. | occurs by the enzyme RNA polymerase |
D. | phagocytic process and occurs by the enzyme lysosomal proteases |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
RNA_IN_ANIMAL_VIRUSES_EXIST_AS_CIRCULAR_DSRNA.?$ |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
6. |
Which of the following viruses carry minus-strand RNA? |
A. | rhabdoviruses |
B. | picornaviruses |
C. | retroviruses |
D. | tobacco mosaic viruses |
Answer» B. picornaviruses | |
7. |
In which of the following viruses DNA forms hairpins? |
A. | parvoviruses |
B. | herpesviruses |
C. | poxviruses |
D. | picornaviruses |
Answer» B. herpesviruses | |
8. |
In papovaviruses, DNA occurs in which of the following forms? |
A. | linear dsDNA |
B. | linear ssDNA |
C. | supercoiled circular dsDNA |
D. | supercoiled circular ssDNA |
Answer» D. supercoiled circular ssDNA | |
9. |
Parvoviruses contain how many genes? |
A. | 100 genes |
B. | 500 genes |
C. | 40 genes |
D. | 3 genes |
Answer» E. | |
10. |
Animal and plant viruses contain both DNA and RNA in the same virion. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
11. |
The fringes on animal viruses like influenza virus is made up of ______________ |
A. | lipoproteins |
B. | glycoproteins |
C. | cellulose |
D. | polysaccharides |
Answer» C. cellulose | |
12. |
Adenoviruses exhibit which of the following symmetry? |
A. | helical symmetry |
B. | circular symmetry |
C. | icosahedral symmetry |
D. | complex structure symmetry |
Answer» D. complex structure symmetry | |
13. |
The envelope surrounding the nucleocapsid of some animal viruses is made up of which of the following structures? |
A. | lipoproteins |
B. | lipopolysaccharides |
C. | peptidoglycan |
D. | chitin |
Answer» B. lipopolysaccharides | |
14. |
Which of the following symmetry is exhibited by rod-shaped viruses? |
A. | icosahedral |
B. | helical |
C. | complex |
D. | circular |
Answer» C. complex | |