18. ASSERTION (A): Viruses lack any membranes
REASON (R): Viruses do not show characteristics of life until they enter a living body and use its
cell machinery to multiply
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Assertion is false but Reason is true
Explanation:
Virus consists of a nucleic acid surrounded by 'capsid'. Capsid is a protective coat made of protein. The subunits of this protein called 'Capsomeres'.
Outside the body of a living organism, they do not show any reaction. They reproduce only inside the cells of the host organism (which can be a plant, animal, or a bacteria)
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