What is meant by the statement “ Viruses are cell specific” ?

Viruses can infect only certain species of hosts and only certain cells within that host. The molecular basis for this specificity is that a particular surface molecule

So they are cell specific

Explanation:

They only go after certain cells

Explanation:

An example is when virus first attack White Blood Cells when they enter the bloodstream.

label a cell membrane

label b cytoplasm

label c ribosomes

label d dna

the membrane forms the outside of the cell

cytoplasm is the liquid within

ribosomes are the components within that distribute rna

the dna is the genetic make-up