Read the passage Explainer: What is a virus? Then answer the questions below.
Read the passage Explainer: What is a virus? Then answer the questions below.
Drag each answer choice into the correct space. Not all answer choices will be used.
Some people think viruses are living things because they have , which contains the instructions for life. Others believe viruses are non-living because they cannot themselves.
Drag each characteristic to show if it belongs to a virus or not.
can create new viruses
can replicate itself
can move on its own
contains DNA
Characteristic of viruses
Non-characteristics of viruses
What factors lead many scientists to believe that viruses are non-living things? Select two correct answers.