An infectious particle remains inert outside a living cell but produces new particles after entering a suitable host. Wh

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An infectious particle remains inert outside a living cell but produces new particles after entering a suitable host. Which statement best explains this behaviour?

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It takes over the machinery of the host cell for replication. Correct It reproduces independently by fission outside the host. It oxidises inorganic substances to produce ATP. It forms a plasmodium before entering the host.

Explanation

The particle is a virus. Viruses remain inert outside their specific host cells but take over the host-cell machinery after infection to produce additional virus particles.

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