Self Quiz for Animal Virus Life Cycles: The Productive Life Cycle

Study the material in this section and then write out the answers to these questions.
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1. An enveloped virus enters by fusion, has an RNA genome, and is released by budding. Describe how it accomplishes each of the following steps during its productive life cycle.

A. viral attachment or adsorption to the host cell (ans)

B. viral entry into the host cell (ans)

C. viral movement to the site of replication within the host cell (ans)

D. viral replication within the host cell (ans)

E. viral assembly or maturation within the host cell (ans)

F. viral release from the host cell (ans)

2. When a virus infects the body, the body responds by producing antibodies that coat the virion. Discuss briefly how this might offer protection to the body. (ans)

3. Why are viruses generally very specific as to the types of hosts, tissues, and cells they are able to infect? (ans)

4. Multiple Choice (ans)

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