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What is the difference between bacteria and viruses?

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Bacteria are living cells that choose to live inside or outside of your body, viruses are not-living cells can cant survive without a host. They can only work and make more by attaching to cells. Viruses are smaller than bacteria.

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Answer: the main difference is that bacteria are free-living cells that can live inside or outside a body, while viruses are a non-living collection of molecules that need a host to survive.

Explanation: Viruses are tinier: the largest of them are smaller than the smallest bacteria. All they have is a protein coat and a core of genetic material, either RNA or DNA. Unlike bacteria, viruses can't survive without a host. They can only reproduce by attaching themselves to cells.

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