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microbio exam/quiz 4 questions chapter 6, 11, 12 Quiz 4 Helical and icosahedral are terms used to describe the shapes of a virus: ANSWER: capsid Viruses acquire envelopes around their nucleocapsids during ANSWER: release Viruses that cause infection resulting in alternating periods of activity with symptoms and inactivity without symptoms are called: ANSWER: chronic / latent Bovine spongiform encephalopathy is: ANSWER: also called "mad cow disease" How do viruses enter their host? ANSWER: Fusion or endocytosis The virus shown to the right is an example if a/am ANSWER: atypical virus Airways can be sterilized by UV light creating pyrimidine dimers which interfere with DNA replication, this mechanism of sterilization is_________________. ANSWER: Non-ionizing radiation