Assertion: Viruses are nucleoproteins and lack cell organelle, etc.
Reason: Viruses are not considered organism.
a) If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
(c) If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
(d) If both Assertion and Reason are false.
Dear student,
Please find below the answer:
The correct option is (a).
Viruses are disease-causing agents that lack cell organelles and cell membranes. They replicate inside the host body. Since they do not fit in criteria of living beings, they are not considered an organism.
Hope this information clears your doubt.
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Please find below the answer:
The correct option is (a).
Viruses are disease-causing agents that lack cell organelles and cell membranes. They replicate inside the host body. Since they do not fit in criteria of living beings, they are not considered an organism.
Hope this information clears your doubt.
Regards.