Which one of the following are intracellular obligate parasites?

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Which one of the following are intracellular obligate parasites? (A) Bacteria (B) Viruses (C) Slime moulds (D) Blue-green algae

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Viruses are non-cellular, infectious, obligate, intracellular parasites. These are genetic elements (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a protein coat and are not considered to be organisms, as they cannot reproduce independently.

Q. Which one of the following are intracellular obligate parasites?

Bacteria

Viruses

Slime moulds

Blue-green algae

Viruses are non-cellular, infectious, obligate, intracellular parasites. These are genetic elements (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a protein coat and are not considered to be organisms, as they cannot reproduce independently.