NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM MONERA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Viroids differ from viruses in having
A
DNA molecules with protein coat
B
DNA molecules without protein coat
C
RNA molecules with protein coat
D
RNA molecules without protein coat
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Viroids are smaller than viruses, having free RNA as a genetic material and lack the protein coat that is found in viruses. Viruses, on the other hand, have either DNA or RNA as genetic material and a protein coat called capsid which protects the genetic material.

Detailed explanation-2: -Viroids are smaller in size than viruses. Viroids infect only plants whereas virus infects all types of organisms. In viroids, a protein coat is absent whereas in viruses a protein covering or a coat called a capsid is present around the genetic material.

Detailed explanation-3: -Small, circular, single-stranded RNAs called viroids are contagious diseases. Most of the work in cells is performed by complex molecules called proteins. They are crucial to the body’s structure, operation, and regulation. They don’t have a protein coating like viruses do.

Detailed explanation-4: -Viroids are the smallest infectious pathogens known. They have free RNA without the protein coat which is called a capsid.

Detailed explanation-5: -Viroids are pathogens that are smaller than viruses. It is a free RNA with a low molecular weight. It lacked the protein coat which is present in viruses and hence was termed viroid.

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