A particle that consists of nucleic acids surrounded by protein and requires a host organism to replicate is
A)a prokaryote
B)a eukaryote
C)a plasmid
D)a virus
E)bacterium

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A virus is a particle that consists of nucleic acids (either DNA or RNA) surrounded by a protein coat, known as a capsid, and requires a host cell to replicate, as it cannot reproduce on its own.

A Particle That Consists of Nucleic Acids Surrounded by Protein