Viral Families, Genera and Species

Question 1

Capsid symmetries for RNA viruses

Answer 1

Icosahedral

Helical

Question 2

Capsid symmetries for DNA viruses

Answer 2

Icosahedral

Complex

Question 3

Icosahedral RNA viruses
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)

Answer 3

1) Reoviridae
2) Caliciviridae
3) Picornaviridae
4) Flaviviridae
5) Togaviridae
6) Retroviridae

Question 4

Naked, icosahedral, RNA viruses
1)
2)
3)

Answer 4

1) Reoviridae
2) Caliciviridae
3) Picornaviridae

Question 5

Enveloped, icosahedral, RNA viruses
1)
2)
3)

Answer 5

1) Flaviviridae
2) Togaviridae
3) Retroviridae

Question 6

Helical RNA viruses
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)

Answer 6

1) Coronaviridae
2) Rhabdoviridae
3) Filoviridae
4) Bunyaviridae
5) Orthomyxoviridae
6) Paramyxoviridae

Question 7

Enveloped, helical, RNA viruses

Answer 7

Coronaviridae
Rhabdoviridae
Filoviridae
Bunyaviridae
Orthomyxoviridae
Paramyxoviridae

Question 8

Naked, helical RNA viruses

Answer 8

None

Question 9

dsRNA viruses

Answer 9

Reoviridae

Question 10

ssRNA viruses

Answer 10

Caliciviridae
Picornaviridae
Flaviviridae
Togaviridae
Retroviridae
Coronaviridae
Rhabdoviridae
Filoviridae
Bunyaviridae
Orthomyxoviridae
Paramyxoviridae

Question 11

(+)-sense RNA viruses
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)

Answer 11

1) Caliciviridae
2) Picornaviridae
3) Flaviviridae
4) Togaviridae
5) Retroviridae
6) Coronaviridae

Question 12

(-)-sense RNA viruses 
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)

Answer 12

1) Rhabdoviridae
2) Bunyaviridae
3) Filoviridae
4) Orthomyxoviridae
5) Paramyxoviridae

Question 13

RNA viruses with a virion polymerase
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)

Answer 13

1) Reoviridae
2) Retroviridae
3) Filoviridae
4) Rhabdoviridae
5) Bunyaviridae
6) Orthomyxoviridae
7) Paramyxoviridae

Question 14

Reoviridae

Answer 14

Icosahedral, naked, dsRNA virus.
10-18 segments of genome.
Has a virion polymerase

Question 15

Caliciviridae

Answer 15

Icosahedral, naked, (+)-sense ssRNA virus.

Lacks a virion polymerase

Question 16

Picronaviridae

Answer 16

Icosahedral, naked (+)-sense ssRNA virus.

Lacks a virion polymerase

Question 17

Flaviviridae

Answer 17

Icosahedral, enveloped, (+)-sense ssRNA virus.

Lacks a virion polymerase

Question 18

Togaviridae

Answer 18

Icosahedral, enveloped, (+)-sense ssRNA virus.

Lacks a virion polymerase

Question 19

Retroviridae

Answer 19

Icosahedral, enveloped, (+)-sense ssRNA virus.
2 copies of genome.
Has a virion polymerase

Question 20

Coronaviridae

Answer 20

Helical, enveloped, (+)-sense ssRNA virus.

Lacks a virion polymerase

Question 21

Filoviridae

Answer 21

Helical, enveloped, (-)-sense ssRNA virus.

Has a virion polymerase.

Question 22

Rhabdoviridae

Answer 22

Helical, enveloped, (-)-sense ssRNA virus.

Has a virion polymerase.

Question 23

Bunyaviridae

Answer 23

Helical, enveloped, (-)-sense ssRNA virus.
3 segments of genome.
Has a virion polymerase.

Question 24

Orthomyxoviridae

Answer 24

Helical, enveloped, (-)-sense ssRNA virus.
8 segments of genome.
Has a virion polymerase.

Question 25

Paramyxoviridae

Answer 25

Helical, enveloped, (-)-sense ssRNA virus. | Has a virion polymerase.

Question 26

``` DNA viruses 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) ```

Answer 26

1) Parvoviridae 2) Papomaviridae 3) Adenoviridae 4) Hepadnaviridae 5) Herpesviridae 6) Poxviridae

Question 27

``` Icosahedral DNA viruses 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) ```

Answer 27

1) Parvoviridae 2) Papomaviridae 3) Adenoviridae 4) Hepadnaviridae 5) Herpesviridae

Question 28

Naked, icosahedral, DNA viruses 1) 2) 3)

Answer 28

1) Parvoviridae 2) Papomaviridae 3) Adenoviridae

Question 29

Enveloped, icosahedral, DNA viruses 1) 2)

Answer 29

1) Hepadnaviridae | 2) Herpesviridae

Question 30

Complex DNA virus

Answer 30

Poxviridae

Question 31

Virus with a linear, ssDNA genome

Answer 31

Parvoviridae (can be + or - sense)

Question 32

``` DNA viruses with linear genomes 1) 2) 3) 4) ```

Answer 32

1) Parvoviridae 2) Adenoviridae 3) Herpesviridae 4) Poxviridae

Question 33

DNA viruses with circular genomes 1) 2)

Answer 33

1) Parvoviridae | 2) Hepadnaviridae

Question 34

DNA viruses with a virion polymerase 1) 2)

Answer 34

1) Hepadnaviridae | 2) Poxviridae

Question 35

``` DNA viruses without a virion polymerase 1) 2) 3) 4) ```

Answer 35

1) Parvoviridae 2) Papovaviridae 3) Adenoviridae 4) Herpesviridae

Question 36

Parvoviridae

Answer 36

Icosahedral, naked, ssDNA linear virus. | Lacks virion polymerase.

Question 37

Papovaviridae

Answer 37

Icosahedral, naked, dsDNA circular virus. | Lacks a virion polymerase

Question 38

Adenoviridae

Answer 38

Icosahedral, naked, dsDNA linear virus | Lacks a virion polymerase

Question 39

Hepadnaviridae

Answer 39

Icosahedral, enveloped, dsDNA circular gapped virus. | Has a virion polymerase

Question 40

Herpesviridae

Answer 40

Icosahedral, enveloped, dsDNA linear virus. | Lacks a viral polymerase

Question 41

Poxviridae

Answer 41

Complex symmetry, enveloped (cytoplasmic), dsDNA linear (x-linked) virus. Has a virion polymerase