MCAT Question A Day - 5/24/14 - Answer!

Most viruses that infect animals:

A. enter the host cell via endocytosis.

B. do not require a receptor protein to recognize the host cell.

C. leave their capsid outside the host cell.

D. can reproduce independently of a host cell.

A is correct. Animal viruses attach by recognizing a receptor protein and entering through endocytosis.

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