Which statement indicates that viruses might not be living things?

a .they do not have a nucleus.

b. they do not undergo sexual reproduction.

c. they are inert and require a host cell.

d. they have an isolating protein shell.

C. They are inert and require a host cell.

Explanation:

The correct answer is C Hope it helps! Have a beautiful day or night!

intermolecular forces are the forces between molecules or particles.

there are two kinds of van der waals forces: weak london dispersion forces and stronger dipole-dipole forces.

in molecule of water there are dipole-dipole forces between negatively charged oxygen from one molecule of water and positively charger hydrogen of another molecule of water.

hydrogen bond is an electrostatic attraction between two polar groups that occurs when a hydrogen atom (h), covalently bound to a highly electronegative atom such as flourine (f), oxygen (o) and nitrogen (n) atoms.