Botany-Viruses & Viroids

NEET Botany Viruses & Viroids Assertion Reason Question

Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Hard-Class 11

Assertion (A): Viruses are considered non-living when outside a host cell. | Reason (R): Viruses can be crystallized and crystals consist largely of proteins.

A

Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

B

Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C

A is true, but R is false.

D

A is false, but R is true.

Correct Answer

Option A

Detailed Explanation

The NCERT context states that viruses are inert outside their specific host cells and can be crystallized, indicating their non-living nature outside a host.

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