Question
Which statement most accurately describes a virus?
Responses
A virus is living because it has DNA that stores genetic information.
A virus is living because it has DNA that stores genetic information.
A virus is living because it has an envelope that acts like a cell membrane.
A virus is living because it has an envelope that acts like a cell membrane.
A virus is nonliving because it lacks an organelle that allows movement.
A virus is nonliving because it lacks an organelle that allows movement.
A virus is nonliving because it lacks an energy-producing cell organelle.
A virus is nonliving because it lacks an energy-producing cell organelle.
Responses
A virus is living because it has DNA that stores genetic information.
A virus is living because it has DNA that stores genetic information.
A virus is living because it has an envelope that acts like a cell membrane.
A virus is living because it has an envelope that acts like a cell membrane.
A virus is nonliving because it lacks an organelle that allows movement.
A virus is nonliving because it lacks an organelle that allows movement.
A virus is nonliving because it lacks an energy-producing cell organelle.
A virus is nonliving because it lacks an energy-producing cell organelle.
Answers
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The most accurate statement is:
**A virus is nonliving because it lacks an energy-producing cell organelle.**
Viruses do not carry out metabolic processes on their own and require a host cell to replicate, which is one of the reasons they are considered nonliving entities.
**A virus is nonliving because it lacks an energy-producing cell organelle.**
Viruses do not carry out metabolic processes on their own and require a host cell to replicate, which is one of the reasons they are considered nonliving entities.