what characteristic of a germ is evidence that it is a bacterium and not a virus?
a. The germ is harmful.
b. The germ can survive without a host.
c. The germ is very small.
d. The germ has genetic material.
d. The germ has genetic material.
Bacteria are single-celled organisms that contain DNA as their genetic material, while viruses lack DNA and instead have genetic material in the form of RNA. This characteristic is evidence that a germ is a bacterium and not a virus.