Why Are Viruses Considered Not to Be Alive

question 47

Multiple Choice

Why are viruses considered not to be alive?

• A) They do not respond to stimuli.
• B) They cannot reproduce on their own.
• C) They do not contain protein.
• D) They are too small.

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Definitions:

RuntimeException

A type of unchecked exception in Java that represents problems that can occur during the runtime of a program.

Java.io

A package in Java that includes classes for system input and output through data streams, serialization, and the file system.

NullPointerException

An exception thrown in programming when attempting to access or modify a null object reference.

Instantiated

The process of creating a specific instance of a class in object-oriented programming.