Which Statement About Viruses Is False

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Multiple Choice

Which statement about viruses is false?

• A) There are more viruses on Earth than there are cellular organisms.
• B) Blooms of marine bacteria are short-lived because of bacteriophages.
• C) Bacteriophages can diminish the severity of certain bacterial illnesses in humans.
• D) Some viruses are able to replicate outside of a living host cell.
• E) Some viruses can store their genetic information in the form of RNA.

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