1. viruses are generally lumped into a “germs” grouping with bacteria. viruses are composed of a small amount of genetic material (dna or rna) wrapped in a protein coat. can something so simple be considered a living organism?

unicellular organisms, like bacteria, are able to perform all life functions within one single cell. multicellular organisms need many different types of cells to carry out the same life processes. each of these special types of cells has a different structure that it perform a specific function.