Question

How is it possible for a virus to be nonliving yet still be able to reproduce?(1 point)

Viruses reproduce by growing extra parts instead of producing new cells.

Viruses reproduce by splitting apart instead of producing new cells.

Viruses infect cells and cause the cells to become viruses.

Viruses infect cells and cause the cells to make copies of the virus.

Answer 1

Viruses infect cells and cause the cells to make copies of the virus.

Explanation: Viruses lack the cellular machinery for metabolism and self-replication, so they hijack a host cell’s replication and protein-building systems to produce new virus particles.