SCIENCE
VIRUS AND BACTERIA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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smaller.
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larger.
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the same.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Viruses are much smaller than bacteria and need a host cell to reproduce. Viruses can only infect living cells, while bacteria can also infect non-living things like soil or water. Both bacteria and viruses can cause infectious diseases, but viruses are often more deadly.
Detailed explanation-2: -Viruses are even smaller than bacteria. They aren’t even a full cell. They are simply genetic material (DNA or RNA) packaged inside of a protein coating.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bacteria are bigger and more complex than viruses, though they can still spread through the air. A bacterium is a single cell, and it can live and reproduce almost anywhere on its own: in soil, in water and in our bodies.
Detailed explanation-4: -Size. Bacteria are giants when compared to viruses. The smallest bacteria are about 0.4 micron (one millionth of a meter) in diameter while viruses range in size from 0.02 to 0.25 micron. This makes most viruses submicroscopic, unable to be seen in an ordinary light microscope.
Detailed explanation-5: -Solution : Viroids are smaller than viruses.