What Is the Main Structural Difference Between a Virus and a Viroid

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Multiple Choice

What is the main structural difference between a virus and a viroid?

• A) Viroids do not have a capsid covering.
• B) Viruses do not have a capsid covering.
• C) Viroids contain DNA, while viruses do not.
• D) Viruses contain RNA, while viroids do not.
• E) There is no structural difference between the two.

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