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Q: Which of the following organisms are considered to be both living and non-living?
  • A. Bacteria
  • B. Fungi
  • C. Algae
  • D. Virus
Correct Answer: Option D - A virus is a sub-microscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism. Virus is considered as both living and non living organisms. Dmitri Ivanowsky discovered the virus in the tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) disease in tobacco leaf in 1891.
D. A virus is a sub-microscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism. Virus is considered as both living and non living organisms. Dmitri Ivanowsky discovered the virus in the tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) disease in tobacco leaf in 1891.

Explanations:

A virus is a sub-microscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism. Virus is considered as both living and non living organisms. Dmitri Ivanowsky discovered the virus in the tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) disease in tobacco leaf in 1891.