Homework Help: Biology

Posted by mysterychicken on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 1:53pm.

41. A group calling itself "Virus Alive!" believes that viruses are living organisms. They have petitioned the scientific community to include viruses in the biological classification system. You are a scientist assigned to explain to this group that, although they share many characteristics of living organisms, viruses are NOT alive. You are instructed to be considerate of the group's position and discuss the characteristics of living organisims that are similar to the characteristics of viruses. However, you must then make the case that these similarities do not make a virus a living organism. Write your speech to "Virus Alive!" in two to three well-developed paragraphs.

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Biology - Ms. Sue, Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 2:11pm
Read these sites carefully.

http://serc.carleton.edu/microbelife/yellowstone/viruslive.html

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1747414/are_viruses_alive_do_they_meet_the.html?cat=58

http://www.uq.edu.au/vdu/BasicsVirusesAlive.htm

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=are-viruses-alive-2004

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