Virology MCQs (Quiz 1) Posted on June 20, 2026Author agropublishers 0 1. Virology is a branch of _________________ Microbiology Zoology Ecology Botany 2. Viruses became visible after the invention of the _______________ Light microscope Electron microscope Compound microscope Fluorescence microscope 3. Virology is the branch of science that studies _____________ Bacteria Algae Fungi Viruses 4. The term “virus” originates from a Latin word vīrus meaning ________________ Infection Disease Epidemic Poison 5. _____________ are viruses that infect bacteria Bacteriophages Retroviruses Mycoviruses Viroids 6. The first successful vaccine was developed against ____________ Smallpox Tuberculosis HIV Polio 7. Viruses are classified as _______________ Eukaryotic Acellular Prokaryotic Multicellular 8. Viruses are generally measured in ___________ Micrometers Centimeters Nanometers Millimeters 9. Scientist _____________________ concluded that viruses multiply only within the living cells Frederick William Twort Martinus Beijerinck Lois Pasteur Robert Koch 10. ______________________ was the first human virus identified HIV Rabies virus Hepatitis B virus Yellow Fever Virus Loading … Question 1 of 10
