Which among the following are incorrect about Viruses?

Viruses are non-living organisms

Viruses are smaller than bacterium

Viruses can perform all of their metabolic activities except reproduction when outside a living host

Viruses are non-living organisms

Why are viruses not included in any of the five kingdoms?

Viruses reproduce rapidly which is in fact weird and therefore they are not classified under any of the five kingdoms

There are already more than thousands of organisms in the five kingdoms and hence, no space to include viruses

Viruses are not living organisms

Viruses reproduce rapidly which is in fact weird and therefore they are not classified under any of the five kingdoms

Viruses are so small that they can t be studied

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1.	Viruses are an example of ________
A.	Obligate parasites
B.	Facultative parasites
C.	Commensalism
D.	Ectoparasites
Answer» B. Facultative parasites

Discussion

2.	Who proved that viruses are crystalline like structures?
A.	W M Stanley
B.	Ivanowsky
C.	M W Beijerinek
D.	Lavoisier
Answer» C. M W Beijerinek

Discussion

3.	Viruses contain sheath made of ______
A.	Nucleic acids
B.	Proteins
C.	Saccharides
D.	Chitin
Answer» C. Saccharides

Discussion

4.	Which among the following are incorrect about Viruses?
A.	Viruses are acellular
B.	Viruses are smaller than bacterium
C.	Viruses can perform all of their metabolic activities except reproduction when outside a living host
D.	Viruses are non-living organisms
Answer» D. Viruses are non-living organisms

Discussion

5.	Why are viruses not included in any of the five kingdoms?
A.	There are already more than thousands of organisms in the five kingdoms and hence, no space to include viruses
B.	Viruses are not living organisms
C.	Viruses reproduce rapidly which is in fact weird and therefore they are not classified under any of the five kingdoms
D.	Viruses are so small that they can t be studied
Answer» C. Viruses reproduce rapidly which is in fact weird and therefore they are not classified under any of the five kingdoms

Discussion

6.	The word Virus means ______
A.	Venom
B.	Proliferate
C.	Change
D.	Tremendous
Answer» B. Proliferate

Discussion

7.	Viruses that infect plants have ________
A.	single stranded RNA
B.	double stranded RNA
C.	single stranded DNA
D.	double stranded DNA
Answer» B. double stranded RNA