NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
MICROBIOLOGY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Bacteria are smaller then viruses.
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Smaller than Viruses? There are things out there even smaller than viruses. The two that scientists have discovered are called prions and viroids. A prion is (as far as we know) just a protein. Prions are proteins that can invade cells and somehow direct their own duplication, making more of the isolated proteins.
Detailed explanation-3: -Virus diameter ranges from 20 nanometers to 250-400 nanometer. 1000 nanometer = 1 micrometer. Hence, the virus particle is the smallest of all.
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