In what sense are viruses comparable to isolated chromosomes in terms of being "non-living"?
Correct answer: D. Both require the environment of a cell to replicate.
- A. They require both RNA and DNA.
- B. They both need food molecules.
- C. They both require oxygen for respiration.
- D. Both require the environment of a cell to replicate.
Explanation
The correct answer is that both isolated chromosomes and viruses require the environment of a host cell to replicate because viruses, like isolated chromosomes, cannot replicate or carry out their life cycle independently and rely on a host cell to do so. All other options are incorrect.
Report an error
The more specific you are, the faster it gets fixed. A source beats an opinion.
Prefer email? [email protected]
About Biodiversity and Variety of Life
Biological classification uses taxonomic ranks, binomial nomenclature and shared characteristics to organize life into kingdoms. The major groups include prokaryotes, protists, fungi, plants and animals, with comparisons based on cell type, cell wall, nutrition, body organization, reproduction and evolutionary relationships; prokaryotes lack a membrane-bound nucleus.
Practise Biodiversity and Variety of Life
3,130 free Biodiversity and Variety of Life MCQs from Biology, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.
Discussion
Stuck on an option, or know a faster way to get there? Ask or explain it here.
No comments yet. Be the first to explain this one.
Exams that ask Biology questions like this
Biology is on 8 papers prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for every one of them.
More Biodiversity and Variety of Life questions
T.O. Diener discovered a:
Below is the diagram of a bacteriophage. In which one of the options are all four parts, A, B, C, and D, correct, respectively?
If a person shows production of interferons in his body, the chances are that he has an infection of
What is the genetic material in the influenza virus?
_ capsomeres are present in the capsid of the herpes virus.
The major cell infected by HIV is