Question

What is the function of the capsid?

It allows a virus to live independently.

It is composed of genetic material.

It destroys the contents of a host cell.

It enables a virus to attach to hosts.

Answer 1

“The capsid has three functions: 1) it protects the nucleic acid from digestion by enzymes, 2) contains special sites on its surface that allow the virion to attach to a host cell, and 3) provides proteins that enable the virion to penetrate the host cell membrane”

https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/cells/virus.html