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What is the primary reason viruses need to infect host cells?
What is the primary reason viruses need to infect host cells?
- To utilize the host's metabolic machinery for survival (correct)
- To replicate their genetic material within the host cell
- To directly obtain energy from the host cell
- To acquire specific nutrients from the host cell
What is a virion?
What is a virion?
- A virus that has infected multiple hosts
- A viral protein involved in host cell entry
- A viral genetic material released into the host cell
- A complete virus particle outside of the host cell (correct)
Why are viruses considered the simplest forms of life?
Why are viruses considered the simplest forms of life?
- Due to their minimal structural and genetic complexity (correct)
- Because they lack the ability to infect multiple species
- Because they do not require host cells for survival
- Due to their ability to replicate independently of host cells
What happens to virus particles once inside the host cell?
What happens to virus particles once inside the host cell?
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Which statement about viral genome is correct?
Which statement about viral genome is correct?
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What is the main issue with having an RNA genome?
What is the main issue with having an RNA genome?
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What do retroviruses have in their genome?
What do retroviruses have in their genome?
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What did the Hershey and Chase experiment discover?
What did the Hershey and Chase experiment discover?
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What distinguished viruses from other microorganisms?
What distinguished viruses from other microorganisms?
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What do bacteriophages infect?
What do bacteriophages infect?
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What did the study of bacteriophages lead to an understanding of?
What did the study of bacteriophages lead to an understanding of?
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What is the main use of bacteriophages as a model system?
What is the main use of bacteriophages as a model system?
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