NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

VIROIDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Viruses that infect bacteria are called
A
viroids
B
prokaryotes
C
bacteriophages
D
prion
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bacteria can be infected by tiny viruses called bacteriophages (phages). Bacteriophages are so small they do not even have a single cell, but are instead just a piece of DNA surrounded by a protein coat.

Detailed explanation-2: -More common, but less understood, are cases of viruses infecting bacteria known as bacteriophages, or phages.

Detailed explanation-3: -A bacteriophage is a type of virus that infects bacteria. In fact, the word “bacteriophage” literally means “bacteria eater, ” because bacteriophages destroy their host cells.

Detailed explanation-4: -A bacteriophage (/bækˈtɪərioʊfeɪdʒ/), also known informally as a phage (/ˈfeɪdʒ/), is a duplodnaviria virus that infects and replicates within bacteria and archaea.

Detailed explanation-5: -The virus which infects bacteria is called as Bacteriophage.

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