What Is the Main Structural Difference Between Enveloped and Nonenveloped

question 28

Multiple Choice

What is the main structural difference between enveloped and nonenveloped viruses?

• A) Enveloped viruses have their genetic material enclosed by a layer made only of protein.
• B) Nonenveloped viruses have only a phospholipid membrane, whereas enveloped viruses have two membranes, the other one being a protein capsid.
• C) Enveloped viruses have a phospholipid membrane outside their capsid, whereas nonenveloped viruses do not have a phospholipid membrane.
• D) Both types of viruses have a capsid and phospholipid membrane; but in the nonenveloped virus the genetic material is between these two membranes, and in the enveloped virus the genetic material is inside both membranes.

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