Many biologists debate how a virus should be classified. in 2008, scientists in france discovered that a virus was capable of infecting another virus. which theory might be supported by this information? a virus is living a virus is nonliving a virus uses sexual reproduction a virus makes its own proteins

a virus is living

A virus is an infective agent that typically consists of RNA as genetic material present inside a protein coat, these organisms use the host cell machinery to proliferate and increase in number. They are too small that they can only be seen using a light microscope.  

Scientists found a giant virus that is named as mamavirus which was associated with the smaller virus within it. They found that when the mamavirus infecting an amoeba, this resulted in a giant factory of virus production, this viral machinery was hijacked by smaller virus called as sputnik. This example, states that a virus can be infected by another virus. This parasitic nature can be observed in some of the living beings hence, it proves that a virus is living.

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the two answers are a, the population of birds with large beaks will increase on the island, and c, the trait for large beaks will be passed on to future generations through natural selection. the reason for that is because if the birds that have beaks developed for eating small seeds lose all of their food, they will go hungry and eventually starve because they physically cannot eat the large seeds, therefore making the population of large beaked birds higher. also, if the trait of large beaks are dominant on the island over small beaks, then over time the large beaked birds will reproduce more and more, while the smaller beaked birds will reproduce less and less because they can't survive with the food provided. that leads to the trait of small beaks disappearing and the trait of large beaks taking over the island.