Viruses are dead when it is outside a host cell. They are alive only inside a host cell.

True

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False

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The correct option is A
True

Viruses do not have a cellular machinery. They behave as non-living particles outside their host cell. When they enter the host cell, they make use of the resources inside the host to survive and reproduce.

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Name the disease-causing biological agent that is alive only inside the host cell.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about viruses?

i. Viruses are smaller than the bacteria

ii. Viruses are active outside the host cell

iii. Viruses use the host cell to reproduce

iv. Viruses do not contain DNA or RNA

Statement 1: Viruses are dead when they are outside the host body.
Statement 2: Viruses do not have a cellular organisation.

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