Viruses need to infect a living cell in order to replicate. They are composed of
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Viruses need to infect a living cell in order to replicate. They are composed of only ____ material (DNA or RNA, depending on the type of virus) covered in a ____ coat. They inject their ____ (same answer as the first blank) material and hijack the cell to make more virus particles. They only need the cell to ____ the genetic material and to ____ the genes in order to ____ new coat molecules.
*Only one word can go in each blank spot. So the first and third (same as first) blank cannot be "nucleic acid". I believe blanks 1 & 3 are "genetic".
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(You are correct regarding the "genetic" part. The choices filled in the blanks are self-explanatory and an explanation is not really possible. If you need any further clarifications, feel free to write them out to me in the comment box.)
Viruses need to infect a living cell in order to replicate. They are composed of only genetic material (DNA or RNA, depending on the type of virus) covered in a protein coat. They inject their genetic material and hijack the cell to make more virus particles. They only need the cell to replicate the genetic material and to express the genes in order to synthesize new coat molecules.
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