AP BIOLOGY

THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

VIRUSES AND PRIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Viruses mutate, and some viruses have not been discovered.
A
true
B
false
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Viruses mutate and some have not been discovered. Viruses are not filterable. Two noncellular agents, smaller than viruses, are the infectious proteins called and the infectious RNA strands called . are always present on enveloped viruses.

Detailed explanation-2: -Newly released virions can infect adjacent cells. A lysogenic cycle kills the host cell is not true statement of Viral replication.

Detailed explanation-3: -Viruses were first discovered after the development of a porcelain filter, called the Chamberland-Pasteur filter, which could remove all bacteria visible in the microscope from any liquid sample.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following statements about viruses is FALSE?-Viruses contain DNA or RNA but never both.

Detailed explanation-5: -Viruses do not infect bacteria, fungi, and algae.

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