BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
VIRUSES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Kierra says that she got the potato mosaic virus from working in the garden. Which of the following is true?
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Potato viruses will cause your skin to become wrinkled
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People cannot get viruses that infect plants
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People are vaccinated against plant viruses
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Antibiotics prevent the virus from spreading to other people.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -For the most part, mosaic viruses that infect potatoes are transmitted by aphids. They feed on the sap of infected plants and transmit the virus to healthy plants. Nearby weeds may also serve as alternate hosts for the virus. Potato tubers are probably the primary overwintering reservoir of these viruses.
Detailed explanation-2: -Solution : Vixuses that cuases infection in plants do not have ssDNA.
Detailed explanation-3: -A severe crinkling of the leaves occurs when Potato viruses Y and X occur in the same plant. The necrotic strain PVYNTN damages tubers of some cultivars, causing potato tuber necrotic ringspot disease (PTNRD).
Detailed explanation-4: -So, the correct answer is ‘Cauliflower Mosaic Virus’.
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