If You Wanted to Show That an Infectious Agent Is

question 20

Multiple Choice

If you wanted to show that an infectious agent is a virus, what experiment could you do?

• A) Show that the agent can be seen under a light microscope.
• B) Show that agent contains a lipid membrane.
• C) Show that the agent can form single colonies on an agar plate.
• D) Show that the agent can be diluted and can still cause disease in an animal.
• E) Show that the agent can pass through a porcelain filter and is still infectious.

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