A biotechnology company is developing a type of medication that interferes with the infection cycle of the COVID-19 virus. The medication blocks an important enzyme that the COVID-19 virus requires in order to make functional virus particles. Where should this process take place based on the infection cycle?
The cell's surface, since viruses reproduce only outside of a host cell.
The host cell, since viral nuclei are replicated within a host cell.
The host cell, since viruses reproduce only within a host cell.
The cell's surface, since viruses contain a nucleus that replicates virus particles.
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The correct answer is: The host cell, since viruses reproduce only within a host cell.
This is because viruses require the machinery and resources of the host cell to replicate and produce new virus particles. The medication that blocks an important enzyme needed by the virus would need to act within the host cell to effectively interfere with the infection cycle.
