NDA 2016 Biology question

It is difficult to kill viruses because they

(A)consist of tough protein coat
(B)are very small in size
(C)lack cellular structure
(D)spend a lot of time inside the host's cellsCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Viruses have no metabolism of their own; they multiply only inside the cells of the host, using the host's machinery. Because they spend so much of their time inside host cells, a drug that would destroy the

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