Question

1. Which of the following criteria is not part of the ICTV classification system?
a. genome composition d. envelope
b. particle size e. spike proteins
c. Capsid symmetry f. host range

2. A viral Capsid is comprised of
a. nucleis acids c. carbohydrates
b. proteins d. lipopolysaccharides

3. fill in the blanks
In the Baltimore classification system, there are __________ classes of DNA viruses and __________ classes of RNA viruses (enter a number for each blank)

4. Plus strand RNA is
a. the mRNA c. the template strand
b. the coding strand d. the complement of the mRNA

5. fill in the blank
Reverse Transcriptase is an enzyme that catalyzes ____________ production from a ___________ template.