Which of the following statements is true with regard to viruses? 1.Viruses can only reproduce by infecting living cells
2)Viruses can be considered both living and non-living depending on the state they are in
3)Viruses that infect bacterial cells are known as bacteriophages

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1. Viruses lack the cellular machinery necessary for reproduction and must infect living cells to replicate. 2. Outside of host cells, viruses are inert particles (considered non-living), but inside host cells, they hijack the cell's machinery to reproduce (considered living by some definitions). 3. Viruses that specifically infect bacteria are called bacteriophages.

Which of the Following Statements Is True with Regard to Viruses