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What is the best way to describe viruses?
What is the best way to describe viruses?
- Dead entities
- Infectious particles (correct)
- Alive entities
- Infectious organisms
What is the size range of viruses?
What is the size range of viruses?
- 1 micron to 50 microns
- 10 nm to 1000 nm
- 100 nm to 500 nm
- 20 nm to 200 nm (correct)
Which of the following cells can viruses infect?
Which of the following cells can viruses infect?
- Only animal cells
- Every type of cell (correct)
- Only plant cells
- Only bacterial cells
Compared to animal cells, how small are viruses?
Compared to animal cells, how small are viruses?
How can bacteria be best described?
How can bacteria be best described?
What is the most appropriate term for viruses in terms of being alive or dead?
What is the most appropriate term for viruses in terms of being alive or dead?
What term is used to describe viruses as they are unable to carry out their life-sustaining functions or reproduce without a host cell?
What term is used to describe viruses as they are unable to carry out their life-sustaining functions or reproduce without a host cell?
Which statement best describes the function of viruses once they infect a host cell?
Which statement best describes the function of viruses once they infect a host cell?
What do viruses use to generate or store energy, and for all other metabolic functions?
What do viruses use to generate or store energy, and for all other metabolic functions?
What is the Latin word for 'poison', which is now used to refer to viruses?
What is the Latin word for 'poison', which is now used to refer to viruses?
Which discovery led to the identification of agents now known as viruses?
Which discovery led to the identification of agents now known as viruses?
Which of the following is NOT a common disease caused directly by viruses?
Which of the following is NOT a common disease caused directly by viruses?
What are viruses recognized as, in addition to causing diseases?
What are viruses recognized as, in addition to causing diseases?
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