HIV Is Classified in a Category of Slowly Replicating Retroviruses

question 55

Multiple Choice

HIV is classified in a category of slowly replicating retroviruses termed:

• A) picornaviruses
• B) papillomaviruses
• C) oncogenic viruses
• D) lentiviruses
• E) pararetroviruses

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Definitions:

Phosphate

A chemical compound containing the phosphate ion, PO4^3-, crucial for energy transfer in biological systems and a key component of nucleic acids and cellular membranes.

Glucose Metabolism

Biochemical processes responsible for the generation of energy and metabolic precursors from glucose.

Active Transport

Transport of a substance across a membrane that does not rely on the potential energy of a concentration gradient for the substance being transported and therefore requires an additional energy source (often ATP); includes carrier-mediated active transport, endocytosis, and exocytosis. Compare with diffusion and facilitated diffusion.

Pinocytosis

A cellular process by which cells engulf liquid particles through the formation of small vesicles.