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Which structure is present in bacteria but not in a virus?
nucleic acid
capsid
cell membrane
envelope
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Cell membrane.
Bacteria are cellular organisms with a plasma (cell) membrane. Viruses are acellular — they have nucleic acid and a protein capsid (and sometimes a lipid envelope) but no true cell membrane.
Bacteria are cellular organisms with a plasma (cell) membrane. Viruses are acellular — they have nucleic acid and a protein capsid (and sometimes a lipid envelope) but no true cell membrane.
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