Attempt this previous-year question. The correct option stays hidden until you choose.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Viruses lack enzymes necessary for the generation of energy.
2. Viruses can be cultured in any synthetic medium.
3. Viruses are transmitted from one organism to another by biological vectors only.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Pick an option to check yourself.
• Correct Answer: A
• Viruses are acellular obligate intracellular parasites lacking mitochondria and metabolic enzymes for ATP generation.
• Statement 2 is incorrect: viruses require living cell cultures/embryonated eggs, not synthetic media; Statement 3 is incorrect: mechanical vectors and fomites also transmit viruses.
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