Question

Scientists find a particle only visible with an electron microscope and is the shape of a soccer ball. The particle is non-cellular but has a DNA core. The core is enclosed in a protein coat and the coat has spike-like projections all over its surface. This must be a(n) A) archebacteria. B) eubacteria. C) protist. D) virus.

Answer 1

D) Virus. is the answer

Answer 2

D. Virus

Step-by-step explanation:

Viruses are the acellular particles that are made of nucleic acid and protein coat. They do not exhibit the metabolic activities and other life processes outside the host cell and hence, are considered acellular. Some of the viruses have spikes on the surface of protein coat that help them to get attached to the host cells.