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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