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Opinions vary regarding the biological nature of viruses and protists. How do viruses and protists fit into the scheme of living things?

1. Argue for or against the statement, "Viruses are alive."

2. The internal structure of many protists is much more complex than that of cells of multicellular organisms. Does this mean that the protist is engaged in more complex activities than the multicellular organism? If not, why should the protistan cell be much more complicated?


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It is important that we have a solid grasp of the differences between viruses and living organisms. What exactly is a virus? How does it fit into the classification scheme of living organisms? Is it, in fact, "living"? And, what about single-celled protists? Are they less complex just because they're small. Download this solution and learn the answers to these intriguing questions.

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