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What surrounds and protects the genetic material of a virus?
What surrounds and protects the genetic material of a virus?
What is the study of viruses known as?
What is the study of viruses known as?
What did Dmitri Ivanovsky's 1892 article describe?
What did Dmitri Ivanovsky's 1892 article describe?
What do viruses force a host cell to do when infected?
What do viruses force a host cell to do when infected?
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What is the size of most virus species in comparison to bacteria?
What is the size of most virus species in comparison to bacteria?
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Viruses can replicate outside of living cells.
Viruses can replicate outside of living cells.
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All viruses have an outside envelope of lipids.
All viruses have an outside envelope of lipids.
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The origins of viruses in the evolutionary history of life are well understood.
The origins of viruses in the evolutionary history of life are well understood.
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Most virus species are visible with an optical microscope.
Most virus species are visible with an optical microscope.
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The study of viruses is not related to microbiology.
The study of viruses is not related to microbiology.
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