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vlabodo [156]
3 years ago
8

Which two characteristics of living things do viruses exhibit?

Biology
1 answer:
LuckyWell [14K]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

Viruses exhibit two out of above mentioned which are

1. They contain genetic information

2. They reproduce

Explanation:

Viruses can be classified as either living or non living organisms

They can be classified as living organisms because of the following reasons

1. They can mutate

2. They can grow

3. They evolve to adapt to their hosts

4. They are capable of multiplication in their host cells

5. They are made up of proteins and glycoproteins like cells do

6. They have genetic information which helps them to produce more viruses in the form of either RNA or DNA.

They can also be classified as non living organisms because

1. They can not exist outside their host cell

2. They do not carry out metabolism, they make use of their host mechanisms

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