A Virus Is Specific to a Particular Type of Host

question 28

Multiple Choice

A virus is specific to a particular type of host cell because

• A) only certain hosts enter the environment inhabited by the virus.
• B) not every virus contains metabolic machinery which can replace that of the host cell.
• C) a glycoprotein onthe viralcapsidis a specific match to a receptor on the surface of a compatible host cell.
• D) a host cell must be malfunctioning, or a virus cannot infect it.
• E) the genome of the virus must be similar to that of its potential host.

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