Which statement correctly describes bacteria and viruses?
A. Viruses and bacteria are both living organisms because they have DNA and can reproduce
B. Viruses are living organisms because they have DNA and can reproduce in a host cell. Bacteria are not living organisms because they are made of cells and cause disease
C. Viruses are not living because they are not living and they cannot reproduce without a host. Bacteria are living because they are made of cells and can reproduce on their own.
D. Viruses and bacteria are both living because they cause disease in other organisms.
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Alec studied an unknown microscopic organism and recorded this information:
-it contains RNA
-it has a cell wall, but no nucleus
What is Alec most likely studying?
A. Protista
B. Bacterium
C. Fungi
D. Virus
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