Viruses Were Initially Identified as Small Infectious Agents That Could

question 51

Multiple Choice

Viruses were initially identified as small infectious agents that could pass through filters. How was it believed that these molecules could survive?

• A) they had small compact structures that allowed for the production of metabolites and replication
• B) they survived on the metabolites and poisons that pass through the filter
• C) they borrowed the use of existing metabolic and replicative mechanisms of the host cells they infected
• D) they are capable of capturing energy from the sun

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