Practice mode Acellular Life (Viruses)

Ivanovsky’s 1892 experiment on diseased tobacco sap showed that the infectious agent ____.

Correct answer D. passed through filters that held back bacteria

Explanation

Sap filtered through a porcelain filter that trapped bacteria still caused mosaic disease, so the agent was far smaller than bacteria.

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