SSC
BIOLOGY
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Question
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Why do viruses need a host cell?
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because they aren’t living
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because they need to reproduce
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because they can’t live without a host cell
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Since viruses are intracellular parasites, they rely on their host cells for the energy, macromolecular synthesis machinery and the work benches for genome replication and particle assembly.
Detailed explanation-2: -Viruses are microscopic biological agents that invade living hosts and infect their bodies by reproducing within their cell tissue. Viruses are tiny infectious agents that rely on living cells to multiply. They may use an animal, plant, or bacteria host to survive and reproduce.
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