The volume of bacteriophage is about _ of the host.
Correct answer: D. 1/1000
- A. 1/10
- B. 1/100 times
- C. 1/50
- D. 1/1000
Explanation
Option D is correct. Viruses are very small. The size of the largest virus (Poxvirus) is almost equal to the size of the smallest bacteria. The volume of a bacteriophage is about 1/1000th the volume of its host.
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
Members of which of the following groups are all parasites?
The capsid, the protective coat of a virus, is made up of _ subunits known as capsomeres.
In viruses, a combined structure formed by the core (nucleic acid) and the capsid is:
It is true for viruses:
Viruses can only survive and reproduce inside a:
The genome of the influenza virus is made up of: