Question

The only characteristic shared by a virus and a living cell is that they both

Answer 1

Answer:

• ᴠɪʀᴜsᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛɪᴏᴜs ᴀɢᴇɴᴛs ᴡɪᴛʜ ʙᴏᴛʜ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏɴʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪsᴛɪᴄs.
• ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪsᴛɪᴄs ᴏғ ᴠɪʀᴜsᴇs ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇ – ʙᴜᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ɪɴ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ʜᴏsᴛ ᴄᴇʟʟs – ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴜᴛᴀᴛᴇ.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. Viruses are infectious agents with both living and nonliving characteristics.

2. Living characteristics of viruses include the ability to reproduce – but only in living host cells – and the ability to mutate.

Explanation:

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