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A-LevelBiologyInfectious diseases9700/12 · Feb/Mar 2019 · Q371 Mark

What explains why most viruses that cause diseases in humans are unaffected by antibiotics?

AViral antigens do not bind to antibiotics.
BViral nucleic acids are protected by a protein coat.
CViruses contain no ribosomes or mRNA.
DViruses reproduce inside living eukaryotic cells.

✓ Correct answer

D: Viruses reproduce inside living eukaryotic cells.

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Infectious diseases, A-Level Biology (syllabus 9700). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Biology, Feb/Mar 2019 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 37.

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