Multiple choice

What types of microorganisms are bacteriophage?

  1. Bacteria that attack plants

  2. Virus that attack insects

  3. Virus that attack bacteria

  4. Bacteria that attack insects
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Bacteriophages are viruses that specifically infect and replicate within bacteria. The word literally means 'bacteria-eater'. They are not bacteria themselves, and they target bacterial cells, not plants or insects.

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