One Key Reason Why Viruses Are Not Considered Living Organisms

question 33

Multiple Choice

One key reason why viruses are not considered living organisms is

• A) viruses do not contain genetic information.
• B) viruses do not reproduce on their own.
• C) viruses are all smaller than the smallest known cells.
• D) viruses do not contain a nucleus.
• E) viruses can be frozen and still survive.

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Definitions:

Control Statement

Instructions in a program that control the flow of execution, including decisions, loops, and branching.

Controlled Statement

A programming construct that directs the flow of execution based on specified conditions, such as "if" or "while" statements.

Syntax Error

An error in the sequence of characters or rules that are not followed by the programming language.

Semicolon

In many programming languages, a punctuation character used to terminate statements or separate elements in a list.