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24 December, 10:09

Why are viruses considered to be nonliving?

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  1. 24 December, 10:33
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    Because:

    They aren't cells, well not like animal and plant ones. They are just DNA/RNA surrounded by protein

    They have no metabolism, they have no energy needs, which makes them unlike living cells

    They produce no waste, no energy going in means no energy coming back out again, which is also different to living cells

    They don't reproduce by mitosis/meiosis, they can only replicate inside other cells

    They don't grow, they stay as they are from birth until death

    They don't respond to outside stimuli they just live their happy little lives, oblivious to everything around them
  2. 24 December, 10:38
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    Viruses are considered to be non living because they dont posess nucleus
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