All of the following are reasons why the icosahedral shape is a common viral shape that affects animals EXCEPT:
A. Lots of energy is conserved when using this structure
B. The lipid portion of envelope the virus encodes for protects it from environmental damage
C. Plenty of room inside for nucleic acid
D. Identical protein subunits are used to build the shape
E. Genetic economy occurs
Ans: B. The lipid portion of envelope the virus encodes for protects it from environmental damage
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