Viruses and bacteria are:
A) exactly the same thing
B) both inorganic
C) affected equally by antibiotics
D) affected very differently by antibiotics
E) both only half alive

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Viruses are different from bacteria in that they are not considered to be alive and reproduce only inside a host cell. Antibiotics are only effective against bacteria and do not work against viruses. Therefore, viruses and bacteria are affected very differently by antibiotics.

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