Plants Are Able to Defend Themselves Against Viruses That Have

question 39

Multiple Choice

Plants are able to defend themselves against viruses that have invaded their cells by:

• A)producing antibodies.
• B)recognizing viral RNA and interrupting its replication.
• C)causing the virus to detach from the cell membrane before it injects its RNA.
• D)producing sticky proteins on the cell surface that capture the viruses.
• E)increasing the number of plasmodesmata per cell.

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