Question:

A virus consists of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) encased in a

Last updated: 7/8/2022

A virus consists of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) encased in a

A virus consists of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) encased in a protein shell separating its nucleic acid from the rest of the environment. Some viruses carry a couple of enzymes with them in their shell, but they don't usually have anything else (no nucleus, no endoplasmic reticulum, no ribosomes, no RNA polymerase, no mitochondria, NO organelles at all). Which of the following characteristics of life does the virus possess? Can reproduce by itself Uses Tupperware to organize itself Can process energy None of the above