18. Viruses, Viroids, & Prions

Are viruses considered alive by most scientists?

During the viral replication cycle, what is the term for the stage in which newly synthesized viral components are put together to form complete virus particles?

Which of the following is a common trigger for the activation of a latent virus in a host cell?

Which viral replication cycle results in the destruction of the host cell to release newly formed viruses?

Which of the following statements about viral proteins or viral protein encoding genes is NOT correct?

Which type of RNA virus can use its RNA as a template to produce DNA?

Viruses bind to specific receptors on host cell surfaces to initiate infection. Which type of receptor does the influenza virus primarily bind to during host cell entry?

Which of the following is NOT a way to transmit the virus that causes HIV?

All of the following are true about viruses except:

Many animal viruses have proteins called ______ that attach to receptors on host cells.

Which of the following best explains why some viruses appear to disappear and then re-emerge in the host at a later time?

Which statement best describes how a virus replicates?

When a virus mutates, which of the following characteristics does it exhibit?

Members of the Adenoviridae family cause which of the following diseases?

Which of the following viruses has the longest multiplication cycle?