Question

Consider the following:
1. Nucleic acids
2. Carbohydrates
3. Protein
A virus is made up of which of the above?

• A. 1 and 2
• B. 2 and 3
• C. 1 and 3
• D. 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

The correct option is C 1 and 3

All viruses contain the following two components:

1) a nucleic acid genome

2) a protein capsid that covers the genome. Together this is called the nucleocapsid.

Viruses are made of nucleic acids and proteins.