State whether the following statement is true or false:
All viruses live outside host cells whereas bacteria very rarely do.

Vedclass pdf generator app on play store
Vedclass iOS app on app store
(FALSE) The statement is $False$.
Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites,meaning they can only replicate and survive inside the living cells of a host. They are metabolically inactive outside the host cell.
Conversely,many bacteria are free-living organisms that can survive and reproduce in various environments outside of a host,such as soil,water,or decaying organic matter.

Explore More

Similar Questions

Name two types of diseases caused by regularly breathing in the polluted air.

During a disease:

Write true or false for the following statement:
Any disease that causes poor functioning of some part of the body will not affect our general health.

$(a)$ Write the principles of treatment that are generally followed by a doctor to treat infectious diseases.
$(b)$ Write two ways by which $HIV$ ($AIDS$ virus) may get transmitted from one person to the other.

How does the $HIV$ virus affect the body and kill the affected person?

Vedclass Products

For Students

Vedclass Test Series

Mock tests in real JEE/NEET style with performance analysis. 5-day free trial.

Start Free Trial
For Teachers

Exam Paper Generator

Generate Set A/B/C/D exam papers from 7.5L+ questions in 2 minutes. 3 chapters free.

Try Free
For Institutes

Online Exam Module

Live online exams with unlimited students, 360° analytics & white-label branding.

See Demo