NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
MICROBIOLOGY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Viruses are considered to be living
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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: -A virus is considered as a living organism and an obligate parasite when inside a host cell.
Detailed explanation-2: -Because they can’t reproduce by themselves (without a host), viruses are not considered living. Nor do viruses have cells: they’re very small, much smaller than the cells of living things, and are basically just packages of nucleic acid and protein.
Detailed explanation-3: -So, the correct answer is ‘They can reproduce’.
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