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Which of these sentences is true about viruses?

(A)It is unicellular in nature and it reproduces asexually.

(B)It can reproduce only within other cells.

(C)Its hereditary material is in the form of a capsid.

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The correct answer is option 2 or B) It can reproduce only within other cells.
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Viruses can reproduce only within other cells. They require host machinery to grow and reproduce on. They are inert outside the host organisms. They do not have any cells as such, and are not considered as living cells unless present inside a host. 
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