Final answer:
Different viruses can infect human, bacterial, plant, and other types of cells, each having a specific host range. Bacteriophages infect bacterial cells, while other viruses specialize in plant or animal hosts, affecting their respective ecosystems and health. The correct option is A.
Step-by-step explanation:
Different viruses can infect a wide range of hosts, including human, bacterial, and plant cells. This variance is due to the host range of viruses, which typically allows them to infect specific hosts and specific cell types within those hosts.
For example, the viruses that infect bacteria are known as bacteriophages, or phages, while other viruses are categorized based on their host group, such as animal viruses or plant viruses.
Each type of host cell can be affected by its respective viruses, leading to various degrees of cell damage or alterations, and in some cases, even cell death.
While every living organism may have specific viruses that attempt to infect its cells, it is not common for one virus to have a wide host range.
Specific viruses are known to attack prokaryotic bacteria (bacteriophages), and similar viruses can infect archaea.
In contrast, different viruses target plant and animal cells, leading to diseases or economic damage through crop quality and quantity. The correct option is A.