Science Explainer: What is a virus?
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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.
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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.
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DNA
replicate
feed
cells
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Drag each characteristic to show if it belongs to a virus or not.
Drag each characteristic to show if it belongs to a virus or not.
- can create new viruses
- can replicate itself
- contains DNA
- can move on its own
- Characteristic of viruses
- Non-characteristics of viruses
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What factors lead many scientists to believe that viruses are non-living things? Select two correct answers.
What factors lead many scientists to believe that viruses are non-living things? Select two correct answers.