Question
How is it possible for a virus to be nonliving yet still be able to reproduce?
A. Viruses reproduce by growing extra parts instead of producing new cells.
B. Viruses reproduce by splitting apart instead of producing new cells.
C. Viruses infect cells and cause the cells to become viruses.
D. Viruses infect cells and cause the cells to make copies of the virus
A. Viruses reproduce by growing extra parts instead of producing new cells.
B. Viruses reproduce by splitting apart instead of producing new cells.
C. Viruses infect cells and cause the cells to become viruses.
D. Viruses infect cells and cause the cells to make copies of the virus
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct answer is **D. Viruses infect cells and cause the cells to make copies of the virus.**
Viruses are considered nonliving because they do not exhibit characteristics of life on their own, such as metabolism and cellular structure. However, they can reproduce by entering a host cell and hijacking the cell's machinery to produce multiple copies of the virus. In this way, they can propagate themselves, even though they cannot reproduce independently.
Viruses are considered nonliving because they do not exhibit characteristics of life on their own, such as metabolism and cellular structure. However, they can reproduce by entering a host cell and hijacking the cell's machinery to produce multiple copies of the virus. In this way, they can propagate themselves, even though they cannot reproduce independently.