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  • The most complex type of bacterial viruses having hexagonal head, a rigid tail with a contractile sheath and tall fibers is morphologically classified as


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  • B. B
  • C. C
  • D. D

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    • 1. Which of the following viruses are relatively thermostable?

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    • A. Human immunodeficiency virus
    • B. Rubella virus
    • C. Hepatits A virus
    • D. Influenza virus
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    • 2. Which of the following bacteriophage is said to have banal symmetry?

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    • A. T2
    • B. T4
    • C. T6
    • D. all of these
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    • 3. What kind of embryo is often used for viral assays?

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    • A. Mouse
    • B. Rat
    • C. Cat
    • D. Chicken
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    • 4. Which of the following statements is correct?

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    • A. Up to 10% of human tumours have a viral risk factor
    • B. Up to 40% of human tumours have a viral risk factor
    • C. Up to 30% of human tumours have a viral risk factor
    • D. Up to 20% of human tumours have a viral risk factor
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    • 5. Virus reproduces in living cells by

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    • A. replication
    • B. duplication
    • C. multiplication
    • D. all of these
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    • 6. The most popular indirect method of counting virus particles is by

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    • A. hemagglutination assay
    • B. plaque-assay
    • C. counting plaque-forming units
    • D. colony counting
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    • 7. The function of a viral capsid is

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    • A. protection against the viral genome from physical and enzymatic destruction
    • B. providing binding sites that enable the virus to attach to specific receptor sites on the host cell
    • C. serving as a vehicle of transmission from one host to another
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. The envelope of an enveloped virus is derived from

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    • A. the mitochondrion of the cell
    • B. the cell membrane
    • C. the endoplasmic reticulum of the cell
    • D. none of these
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    • 9. During the first 10 minutes after injection of phage DNA, no phage can be recovered by disrupting the infected bacterium. This is termed as

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    • A. eclipse period
    • B. rise period
    • C. latent period
    • D. burst size
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    • 10. Which of the following viruses belong to family Hepadnaviridae?

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    • A. Hepatitis A virus
    • B. Hepatitis B virus
    • C. Hepatitis D virus
    • D. All of these
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