Botany-Viruses & Viroids

NEET Botany Viruses & Viroids Match the Following Question

Type: Match the Following-match the column-Hard-Class 11

Match Column-I with Column-II.

Column-I Column-II (a) Virus (i) Infectious RNA (b) Viroid (ii) Crystallizable (c) Tobacco Mosaic (iii) Infects plants (d) Contagium vivum fluidum (iv) Living fluid

Choose the correct matching:

A

a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv

B

a-ii, b-iii, c-i, d-iv

C

a-i, b-ii, c-iv, d-iii

D

a-iii, b-iv, c-ii, d-i

Correct Answer

Option A

Detailed Explanation

Viruses are known to be crystallizable (as stated by W.M. Stanley), while viroids are indeed infectious RNA molecules that lack a protein coat. The Tobacco Mosaic Virus is a well-known example of a virus that infects plants, and the term 'Contagium vivum fluidum' refers to the concept of living fluid introduced by M.W. Beijerinck.

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