A particle that consists of nucleic acids surrounded by protein and requires a host organism to replicate is

A. a prokaryote
B. a viroid
C. a plasmid
D. a virus
E. a prion


D. a virus

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Which muscle cells are designed for endurance?

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Which part of the Calvin cycle would be affected if a cell could not produce the enzyme RuBisCO?

What will be an ideal response?

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