Exam 5: Viral Structure and Multiplication

Infectious protein particles are called ________.

An ideal antiviral drug would be one that ________.

Host range is limited by ________.

Viruses acquire envelopes around their nucleocapsids during ________.

Cells grown in culture form a(n)________.

Reverse transcriptase synthesizes ________.

During lysogeny,an inactive prophage state occurs when the viral DNA is inserted into the ________.

The envelope of enveloped viruses ________.

A(n)________ is the protein shell around the nucleic acid core of a virus.

A fully formed virus that can cause an infection in a host cell is called a virion.

Viruses are not filterable.

Viruses are simple,noncellular,and lack ribosomes.

The process of dissolving the envelope and capsid to release the viral nucleic acid is ________.

Which of the following is not associated with every virus?

Viral tissue specificities are called ________.

Prophages can be activated into viral replication and enter the lytic cycle.

Satellite viruses are ________.

Viruses mutate and some have not been discovered.

Viral genetic studies,vaccine development and clinical identification would not be possible without the ability to ________.

The core of every virus particle always contains ________.