A naked virus
A) has no protein wrapping around its nucleic acid.
B) is unable to attach itself to a host cell.
C) has no membranous envelope
D) has no infectious piece of DNA

Question

A naked virus
A) has no protein wrapping around its nucleic acid.
B) is unable to attach itself to a host cell.
C) has no membranous envelope
D) has no infectious piece of DNA

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A naked virus is a virus that does not have a membranous envelope surrounding its genetic material. This means that it is not covered in a lipid bilayer, which is often derived from the host cell plasma membrane, and therefore lacks the host cell's surface proteins. Naked viruses are still able to attach to and infect host cells, but they do not have the additional protection that an enveloped virus would have. Therefore, only choice C is correct.

A Naked Virus