Name That Virus!
This virus is known for causing the common cold
what is rhinovirus
The protein coat that surrounds a viral genome
What is a capsid
The complete set of genes in a virus
What is a viral genome
Viruses are smaller than these single-celled organisms
What are bacteria
This virus caused a global pandemic in 2020
What is Coronavirus
Viruses that have this outer covering are called "enveloped"
What is a lipid membrane (or envelope)
The time between infection and appearance of symptoms
What is the incubation period
You'd need this type of microscope to see a virus
What is an electron microscope
This virus can cause both oral and genital sores
What is herpes simplex virus (HSV)
The enzyme needed for retroviruses to make DNA from RNA
What is reverse transcriptase
A virus that infects only specific cell types is said to have this
What is tropism
What is the method of choice for obtaining structures of smaller enzyme viruses?
What is x-ray crystallography
This mosquito-borne virus causes yellow fever
What is flavivirus
This structure determines which host cells a virus can infect
What is a viral receptor or host receptor binding site
A virus that can remain inactive inside the host cell
What is a latent virus
This shape describes a virus with 20 triangular faces
What is icosahedral
This virus infects helper T cells and can lead to AIDS
What is HIV
In complex viruses like poxviruses, replication occurs entirely in this part of the cell - an exception to the DNA virus rule
What is the cytoplasm
The word "virus" comes from Latin meaning this
What is poison
Giant viruses like Mimivirus are part of this unusual viral group
What are Nucleocytoplasmic Large DNA Viruses (NCLDVs)