Botany-Viruses & Viroids
NEET Botany Viruses & Viroids Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Easy-Class 11
Assertion (A): Viruses are considered as non-living outside a host cell. | Reason (R): Viruses can crystallize and 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.
Correct Answer
Option B
Detailed Explanation
Viruses are inert outside their host cells, making them non-living in that state. Their crystallization and protein composition do not explain their non-living status outside a host.
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