Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Should Viruses be considered living or non-living?


Many scientists classify viruses as being living organisms, others do not.
1. Based on the characteristics of viruses you learned about in class, and the characteristics of living things, do you think viruses should be classified as living or non-living?
2. Support your opinion with reasons, include what characteristics you believe put viruses in the category you chose.
3. Make sure you write in complete sentences, in paragraph form.