Which of the following phenomenon proves that viruses are living?
They carry metabolic activity
They carry anaerobic respiration
They multiply in host cells
They cause infection
Related Questions
RNA is not found in one of the following organisms
TMV
HIV
Viroids
Prions
Organisms having either peptide Bonds or phosphodiester Bonds but not Both
I) Viroids II) Viruses III) Prions IV) Bacteria
I, II
III, IV
II, III
I, III
Which of the following statements is INCORRECT regarding prions?
They are resistant to proteases.
They cause neurodegenerative diseases.
They are easily destroyed by standard sterilization techniques.
They can exist in multiple conformational states.
I. DJ Ivanowsky (1892) recognised certain microbes as causal organisms of the mosaic disease of tobacco
II. MW Beijerinck (1898) demonstrated that the extract of infected plants of tobacco could cause infection in healthy plants and called the fluid as contagium vivum fluidum
III. WM Stanley (1935) showed that these microbes could be crystallised and crystals consist largely of protein
The above statements are assigned to
Bacteria
Virus
Prions
Lichens
The agents which are known to cause CJD are
Protein particles
A class of bacteria
A class of viruses
Fungi
A scientist discovers a new infectious agent that causes disease in plants. It is smaller than a virus and composed solely of RNA without a protein coat. What is the most likely classification of this agent?
Virus
Prion
Viroid
Lichen
The abnormal folding of which cellular protein is associated with prion diseases?
Albumin
Collagen
PrP
Keratin
The agents which are known to cause CJD are
Protein particles
A class of bacteria
A class of viruses
Fungi
Infectious proteins are present in
Gemini viruses
Prions
Viroids
Satellite viruses
A new infectious agent that is smaller than virus is
Prions
Viroids
bacteria
Mycoplasma