Question

what is characteristic of viruses in living things? execute instructions without evaluating them they cannot infect plants or bacteria living when infecting a host

Explanation:

Viruses are considered non - living entities outside a host but exhibit living - like characteristics when they infect a host cell. They can replicate and carry out biological processes using the host's cellular machinery. They can infect plants (e.g., tobacco mosaic virus) and bacteria (bacteriophages). The statement about executing instructions without evaluating them is not relevant to virus characteristics.

Answer:

living when infecting a host