I keep getting “Viruses” questions wrong in Biological Classification. What's the trap?
placing viruses inside the five kingdoms.
The usual trap: placing viruses inside the five kingdoms. How to avoid it: viruses are non-cellular, so they sit outside the five-kingdom scheme. Go back to the definition — acellular particles of a nucleic acid core in a protein coat that can only reproduce inside a host cell.
Key point
Viruses
Common mistake
placing viruses inside the five kingdoms.
Memory tip
viruses are non-cellular, so they sit outside the five-kingdom scheme.
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