NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyBiological ClassificationPractice
Which of the following statements is not applicable to viruses?
Options
- AThe virus replicates in a bacterial host.
- BThe protein coat of a virus does not enter the host cell.
- CThe genetic material is DNA or RNA.
- DThe virus replicates autonomously in the absence of a host.
Correct answer
D. The virus replicates autonomously in the absence of a host.
Step-by-step solution
The virus is an obligate intracellular parasite and they cannot survive outside the living host cell. They are connecting link between the living and non-living. They lacks cellular organization thus can replicate only inside other living host cell.