Which of the following organisms can be infected by viruses?
1. Bacteria
2. Fungi
3. Plants
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D. 1, 2 and 3. Viruses can infect bacteria, where they are called bacteriophages, they can infect fungi as mycoviruses, and they infect plants as well, causing well documented crop diseases, so all three groups are genuinely susceptible to viral infection. None of the three can be excluded, since viruses are known to parasitise essentially every domain of cellular life, not just animals. Hence option D, all three, is correct.

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A. 1 and 2 only

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B. 2 and 3 only

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C. 1 and 3 only

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D. 1, 2 and 3