Q. A virus differs from a bacterium as it contains

A) A cell wall
B) Cytosol
C) DNA as genetic material
D) DNA or RNA as genetic material with no ribosomes
Explanation

In addition to proteins, viruses also contain genetic material that could be either RNA or DNA, not the both. They have no cell wall, cytosol, ribosomes, etc. Bacteria have cell wall, cytosol, ribosomes and both DNA and RNA.

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