Virology Trivia Questions
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Sample Virology Quiz Questions
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This infectious agent is so small it can only reproduce inside a living host cell, causing diseases from the common cold to COVID-19.
Difficulty: Easy- Virus
- Bacterium
- Parasite
- Fungus
When a host cell is commanded by an invader to produce thousands of copies that then rupture and destroy it, this replication mode is termed this.
Difficulty: Medium- Lytic cycle
- Binary fission
- Mitosis
- Lysogenic cycle
The Picornavirus VPg protein primes RNA synthesis by covalent linkage to uridine residues through this amino acid side chain that becomes phosphodiester-bonded.
Difficulty: Hard- Threonine
- Histidine
- Serine
- Tyrosine
Edward Jenner pioneered this medical procedure in 1796 using cowpox material to protect against smallpox.
Difficulty: Easy- Blood transfusion
- Chemotherapy
- Vaccination
- Surgery
HIV integrates its DNA into the host chromosome using this enzyme, which is now targeted by drugs like raltegravir and dolutegravir.
Difficulty: Medium- Kinase
- Integrase
- Protease
- Ligase
Nodaviruses replicate their bipartite RNA genome entirely in the cytoplasm by forming replication compartments derived from this organelle's outer membrane.
Difficulty: Hard- Mitochondria
- Golgi apparatus
- Peroxisomes
- Endoplasmic reticulum
HIV attacks these immune system components that coordinate the body's defenses, leaving patients vulnerable to opportunistic infections.
Difficulty: Easy- Neurons
- Red blood cells
- Platelets
- T cells
These tiny plant pathogens consist only of naked circular RNA without any protein coat, causing diseases in potatoes and other crops.
Difficulty: Medium- Viroids
- Plasmids
- Bacteriophages
- Prions
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