i am a nonliving particle i do not use energy to grow or respond to my surrounding

• I am a nonliving particle

• I do not use energy to grow or respond to my surrounding

• I cannot make food, take in food, or produce wastes

• I am a parasite, which means I live in my host and cause it harm.

• My host provides me with energy.

• I come in a variety of shapes and sizes

• I am very tiny.

• In fact, I am so small you cannot see me with the microscopes you use here at school!

• I am made up of two parts.

• An outer part made up of proteins…

• And an inter part made of genetic material

• My greatest ability is my ability to multiply.

• I multiply quickly.

• I multiply by attaching to a cell, then I enter the cell and begin to take over the cell’s function.

Here is a picture of me…

•WHAT AM I?

• I AM A…

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