Which of the Following is NOT Used as a Criterion

Question

Which of the following is NOT used as a criterion to classify viruses?
A)biochemical tests
B)morphology
C)nucleic acid
D)size
E)number of capsomeres

Accepted Answer

Biochemical tests are not used as a criterion to classify viruses. Instead, morphological characteristics (such as size and shape), nucleic acid type, number of capsomeres, and other features of the virus are used to classify and group viruses.