Life Science: Life's Structure and Function, Book A

Section 3: Viruses

Self-Check Quiz-Eng.

1.
Which of these is NOT caused by a virus?
A)chicken pox
B)tuberculosis
C)the common cold
D)influenza
2.
An active virus ultimately __________ the host cell.
A)duplicates
B)ignores
C)enlarges
D)destroys
3.
A cold sore appears on your lip, then heals and goes away. The virus that caused the cold sore has become __________.
A)active
B)regenerated
C)destroyed
D)latent
4.
Bacteriophages are viruses that infect __________.
A)Golgi bodies
B)only plants
C)bacteria
D)multiple types of cells
5.
Which one of these is an example of a virus that can affect a range of hosts?
A)the varicella virus
B)the rabies virus
C)the rhinovirus
D)the rubella virus
6.
Edward Jenner developed the first vaccine that treated which of these viral diseases?
A)smallpox
B)herpes
C)AIDS
D)hepatitis
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