Multiple choice

To which character of feeding are virus associated?

  1. Facultative anaerobes

  2. Aerobes

  3. Saprophytes

  4. Parasites

  5. Chemotrophs

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Viruses are not living and do not carry out any type of respiration. They require no nutrients using energy acquired by their host cell. They cannot reproduce inside nonliving organic matter. Viruses reproduce at the expense of a host. Thus, they most closely resemble parasites.