Assume You Have Isolated an Unknown Virus

question 47

Multiple Choice

Assume you have isolated an unknown virus. This virus has a single, positive sense strand of RNA, and possesses an envelope. To which group does it most likely belong?

• A) togavirus
• B) retrovirus
• C) picornavirus
• D) herpesvirus
• E) papovavirus

---

Definitions:

Sample Points

Individual items or cases from a larger population used in a statistical sample for analysis.

Sample Space

The set of all possible outcomes or results in a probability experiment.

Mutually Exclusive

A statistical term describing events that cannot happen at the same time; each occurrence is independent and prevents any other from happening concurrently.

P(A ∩ B)

Represents the probability of both event A and event B occurring simultaneously.