Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134580999
Author: Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
Publisher: PEARSON
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Viruses are infectious microscopic agents that can only reproduce in live cells of animals, plants, or microbes and are smaller than bacteria. Vertebrates, invertebrates, plants, protists, and fungi are among their many hosts. Viruses are unable to multi…
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Select all the following statements that are TRUE regarding viruses:

□ All viruses are potentially dangerous to humans because any virus can infect any host.

□ Viruses are fastidious pathogens that require complex growth media.

□ Viruses are noncellular particles that take over the metabolism of a cell to generate more virus particles.

□ Viruses are genomes made of RNA and DNA that lack many protein.

□ Viruses can infect all other known life forms on earth, from Archaea to humans.

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