Which of the following are intracellular obligate parasites?

Slime moulds

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Bacteria

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Viruses

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Blue-green algae

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Solution

The correct option is C
Viruses

An obligate parasite cannot complete its life cycle without a suitable host. Viruses infect a cell, take the machinery of the cell and replicate. Hence, they are intracellular obligatory parasites.

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