*Allow approximately 30 minutes to complete the activity.

1. Answer the question, “What is Life?” and defend your opinion with at least one online scientific citation. Use this answer to debate if viruses are living or non-living, using the Zika virus as your example. Research Zika using the reputable links below. Some of you have been away from science for awhile or did not have a strong science program in your high school. Use the following video to help you form your college-level definition of life. Notice the use of scientific vocabulary and incorporate scientific language into your own writing please.

https://youtu.be/2ZqQlm3l2mc

https://www.cdc.gov/zika/index.html

http://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/zika-virus