Living things share 8 characteristics (listed in Chapter 1 of your textbook on page 19). A living thing grows, undergoes metabolism, responds to its environment, reproduces, passes DNA to the next generation, maintains homeostasis, changes over time, and is made up of cells. A non-living thing may seem to do one or more of these things, but to be classified as living; all eight characteristics must be present. Sometimes, you may see something that seems alive but is not. Though you can’t see it, you have likely experienced it; one of those things is a virus.

Answer BOTH of the following questions:

1. Using all 8 of the characteristics that define life, indicate which one(s) viruses have and which one(s) they do not, and explain each difference. 
2. With these results, present an argument that a virus is a living thing. Then, present the opposite argument that viruses are not alive. 

You can fill out a table like this (though this is not required):

Characteristic

Virus

(yes, no, maybe, sort of)

Explanation

Reproduce

Pass along their traits through DNA

Consume energy sources and expel waste products to maintain homeostasis

Respond to their environments

Respond to stimulus

Change over time

Can differ as individuals while still being part of a species

Are made up of cells

Review the following videos to understand what viruses are and how they work:

• Flu Attack! How a Virus Invades Your Body
• What is a Virus? How do Viruses Work?

Reading these discussions may help you to form your arguments on the status of viruses:

• Are Viruses Alive?
• Are Viruses Alive? Although Viruses Challenge Our Concept of What “Living” Means, They Are Vital Members of the Web of Life

Follow these guidelines for your paper:

• Utilize at least 1 credible source to support the arguments presented in the paper. Make sure you cite appropriately within your paper, and list the reference(s) in APA format on your Reference page.
• Your paper should be 1–2 pages in length, not counting the Title page and Reference page.

 

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1. Who are you personally?Where are you from? How have your background and family values shaped who you are today? What are some of your greatest strengths and weaknesses?
2. What are your past academic experiences?Describe your schooling experience prior to GCU. What did you like most? What did you dislike? Who was your favorite teacher and why? How, when and why did you decide to enroll at GCU? What is the biggest or best thing you expect to gain from attending GCU?
3. Where are you academically?What are some of your academic goals? Personal goals? What will you do now to ensure you will be able to reach those goals? When do you expect to complete your program of study? What type of job do you expect to have upon graduation? Why did you choose that profession? What salary expectations do you have? How will your life change as a result of graduating from GCU?
4. What does your future hold?Who are people within your planned profession that you think you can learn from? What qualities do they have that you admire? How did they achieve success in your chosen field? Where do you see yourself in the next 10 years? The next 20 years? How will your life contribute positively to the lives of others? How will you be of service? How do you define success? How will you know in the future if you have achieved success?

Format Requirements

Your response must be between 500-750 words.

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A long cylindrical shell has a uniform current density. The total current flowing through the shell is 6 mA. The permeability of free space is1.25664 × 10−6 T · m/A .

Find the magnitude of the magnetic field at a point r1 = 3.8 cm from the cylindrical axis. Answer in units of nT.

Question and diagram in attached file. 

 

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2 full pages MLA

Double Space

the instruction is one of the attached files.

pick one of Shakespeare’s Sonnets or a poem from John Donne’s collection Song and Sonnets

(but not Shakespeare’s sonnet 18 and 130, John Donne’s The Flea, The Sun Rising, A Valediction: Forbidden Mourning)

try to avoid writing it by using first person, and do not use second person

also there is an 2 pages example from the attached files

 

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