Virus Replication (Leaving Cert Biology): Quizzes
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What type of parasites are viruses?
What type of parasites are viruses?
Obligate parasites
How many stages are there in viral replication?
How many stages are there in viral replication?
5
What happens during the attachment stage?
What happens during the attachment stage?
The virus attaches to the host cell
What is injected into the host cell during entry?
What is injected into the host cell during entry?
Viral nucleic acid
In bacteriophages, where does the protein coat remain during entry?
In bacteriophages, where does the protein coat remain during entry?
Outside the bacterial cell
What happens to the protein coat when a virus enters an animal cell?
What happens to the protein coat when a virus enters an animal cell?
It is digested
What happens to the host nucleic acid during synthesis?
What happens to the host nucleic acid during synthesis?
It becomes inactive
What does viral nucleic acid use to produce new viral components?
What does viral nucleic acid use to produce new viral components?
The host's organelles
Where are new viruses assembled?
Where are new viruses assembled?
Inside the host cell
What is the bursting of the host cell called?
What is the bursting of the host cell called?
Lysis
What type of nucleic acid do retroviruses contain?
What type of nucleic acid do retroviruses contain?
RNA
What does the enzyme in retroviruses do?
What does the enzyme in retroviruses do?
Changes viral RNA into DNA