Viruses are considered to be

Biology Biological Classification Kingdom–Protista Single Correct MCQ

Published by: CGP EDU Academic Team

Published on: August 14, 2026

a link between life and non life

non-living

very small bacteria

primitive organisms

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Viruses show characteristics of both living and non-living things:

• Living traits: reproduce only inside a host cell, possess genetic material (DNA or RNA), mutate and evolve.

• Non-living traits: inert outside host cells, can be crystallized, no cellular structure, no independent metabolism.

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