A-LevelBiologyCell structureMay/June 2017Paper 1 Q31 Mark
The recently discovered Pandoravirus measures 1000 nm in diameter. The Mimivirus has a diameter of 400 nm. What can be detected using a light microscope with a maximum resolution of 0.25 µm?
Aboth the Mimivirus and the Pandoravirus
Bneither the Mimivirus nor the Pandoravirus
Cthe Mimivirus, but not the Pandoravirus
Dthe Pandoravirus, but not the Mimivirus
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