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Agriculture · Q497

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 497

Q497

Virus is generally type of parasite

A.
Obligate
Answer
B.
Facultative
C.
Both A and B
D.
None of these

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Virus is general type of Obligate parasite.
Viruses are small obligate intracellular parasites, which by definition contain either a RNA or DNA genome surrounded by a protective, virus-coded protein coat.
Viruses may be viewed as mobile genetic elements, most probably of cellular origin and characterized by a long co-evolution of virus and host.