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Kingdom: Viruses Biology 11 G. Burgess 2009 What’s a virus Complex molecules made of a protective protein coat that either covers a RNA or DNA segment. They are not ‘living’ yet are able to reproduce They must interact with a living cell in order to generate new viral complexes Structure of a virus Classification of Viruses Viruses are first classified by their host Viruses infect all living organisms from monera to fungi to animalia. MORPHOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION They are also classified by their biochemical make up and structure GENOMIC CLASSIFICATION The Baltimore Classification System Cl