Which of the following statements about viruses is not true? Question 9 options:

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Which of the following statements about viruses is not true?

Question 9 options:

All viruses are obligatory intracellular parasites.

All viruses are obligatory intercellular parasites.

Viruses occur in a wide variety of very different shapes, sizes and constructions.

A viral host may be a plant, an animal or a bacterial cell.

Viral genetic material can be either RNA or DNA.

A)

All viruses are obligatory intracellular parasites.

B)

All viruses are obligatory intercellular parasites.

C)

Viruses occur in a wide variety of very different shapes, sizes and constructions.

D)

A viral host may be a plant, an animal or a bacterial cell.

E)

Viral genetic material can be either RNA or DNA.

Explanation / Answer

Ans.) “B”
(Viruses are not intercellular parasite. They can only grow and multiple within the host cell and are intracellular parasite. Hence the statement “B” is wrong in context of virus.)

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