Question

Which of these choices provides a direct refutation of an argument found in this passage, that viruses are NOT living organisms?

Answer 1

A virus is considered neither living or non-living, since some viruses are and some are not (e.g Coronavirus). Something that makes a virus not a living organism is the fact they cannot reproduce, they replicate. They also do not need food to survive, their sole purpose is replication

Answer 2

Answer:

Many bacteria become spores, highly protected inanimate forms, during times of stress

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