Question 1
Which types of cells can viruses infect?
Question 2
What is the function of the capsid in a virus?
Question 3
How did Louis Pasteur contribute to the early understanding of viruses?
Question 4
How do viruses contribute to genetic variation in humans?
Question 5
What is the rationale behind using viruses for gene therapy?
Question 6
How many polio viruses can fit into one human cell?
Question 7
Which structure in some viruses is derived from the host cell's membrane?
Question 8
In what way do viruses lack the capability to replicate independently?
Question 9
What is the main argument against classifying viruses as living organisms?
Question 10
What was Dimitri Ivanovsky's contribution to virology?
Question 11
What percentage of the human genome consists of remnants of ancient viral DNA?
Question 12
What describes the nature of viral genes in the process of horizontal gene transfer?
Question 13
What role do surface molecules play in viral infection?
Question 14
Who developed the rabies vaccine and how was it significant?
Question 15
What makes bacteriophages different from other viruses in terms of structure?