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Understanding Virus Structure, Replication, and Characteristics

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What are obligate intracellular parasites that require a host cell to multiply?
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What consists of nucleic acid surrounded by a protein coat known as a capsid?
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What type of genome do viruses have, consisting of either double or single stranded DNA or RNA?
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Which sequence describes the virus replication cycle?
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What are the structural types of viruses?
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What term describes complete viruses with all components needed for host cell infection?
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What are the two forms of viruses based on their location relative to the host cell?
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What are viruses called that reside within host cells?
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What describes viruses that are outside of the host cell, inactive, and cannot reproduce?
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What type of viruses have an envelope surrounding the nucleocapsid, such as Herpesviruses and HIV?
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What are viruses called that lack an envelope, such as Poliovirus?
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What is the capsid structure characterized by a spherical shape made up of equilateral triangles?
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What describes a capsid structure characterized by a helical arrangement of protein subunits?
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What are the characteristics of complex viruses that combine icosahedral and helical shapes?
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What does the nucleic acid of viruses contain?
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What are the characteristics of the viral genome?
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How do DNA viruses replicate within a host cell?
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How do RNA viruses replicate within a host cell?
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Why do RNA viruses have a higher mutation rate compared to DNA viruses?
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What is the nature of the viral envelope?
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