Question

A virus with a capsid of a hollow cylinder surrounding nucleic acid

bacteriophage

not enough information is given to determine correct answer

polyhedral

helical

complex

In some viruses, capsomeres function as enzymes as well as structural supports. Of what advantage is this to the virus?

		the small size of the virus limits amount of virus specific genes so proteins are ONLY capsomeres conserve space on viral genome
		the small size of the virus limits amount of virus specific proteins so enzymes must come from host cell
		capsomeres only serve as enzymes to the virus
		the small size of the virus limits amount of virus specific genes so proteins that are enzymes AND capsomeres conserve space on viral genome
		none of the choices are correct

Answer 1

Answers

1. Helical

2. The small size of the virus limits amount of virus specific genes so proteins are ONLY capsomeres conserve space on viral genome.