a virus is unlike an organism in that the virus
a. contains DNA
b. contains RNA
c. reproduces in a short time
d. cannot reproduce outside a living cell

Question

a virus is unlike an organism in that the virus
a. contains DNA
b. contains RNA
c. reproduces in a short time
d. cannot reproduce outside a living cell

abhisar · Answer

WHat do you think it should be?

pooja195 · Answer

@kate_bell ?

anonymous · Answer

I don't know that's why I put it on here is because I don't know it js

anonymous · Answer

but im done with the question I got it wrong anyways

abhisar · Answer

Viral populations do not grow through cell division, because they are acellular. Instead, they use the machinery and metabolism of a `host cell` to produce multiple copies of themselves, and they assemble in the cell. Source: Boundless. "General Features of Virus Replication." Boundless Microbiology. Boundless, 03 Jul. 2014. Retrieved 29 Dec. 2014 from https://www.boundless.com/microbiology/textbooks/boundless-microbiology-textbook/viruses-9/viral-replication-121/general-features-of-virus-replication-623-8416/

abhisar · Answer

This means they cannot reproduce on their own and need a host cell to reproduce.