Question

Which two viral characteristics provide evidence to support the
argument that viruses are more similar to living components than to
nonliving components of an ecosystem?

Answer 1

Living Characteristics of Viruses Nonliving Characteristics of Viruses They reproduce at a fantastic rate but only in living host cells. They can mutate. They are acellular that is they contain no cytoplasm or cellular organelles. They carry out no metabolism on their own and must replicate using the host cell's metabolic machinery.