True or False: Viruses are made of three basic parts: Nucleic Acid, Capsid, and Lipids

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True
True

False

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False.

Viruses are primarily made of two basic parts: nucleic acid (either DNA or RNA) and a protein coat called a capsid. Some viruses also have an outer lipid envelope, but not all viruses possess this feature. Therefore, stating that viruses are made of three basic parts can be misleading.