State whether the given statement is true or false.

The prions are alive.

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True

False

answer is B.

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The above given statement is false.
Concept: Prions are misfolded proteins that can pass on their misfolded shape to normal variants of the same protein. They are associated with a number of fatal and communicable neurodegenerative diseases in humans and a variety of other animals.
Not only are prions not alive (and do not contain DNA), but they will survive being boiled, disinfected, and may continue to infect other brains years after being transferred to a scalpel or other tool. Prions, on the other hand, do not appear to be living organisms. Prions are proteins that are infectious. For unknown reasons, these proteins replicate abnormally, resulting in a change in the surrounding proteins into stable structures.
The correct statement is that the prions are not alive.
Hence the correct answer is option 2.

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