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Ber [7]
3 years ago
5

Name 2 reasons that viruses are not considered living things

Biology
2 answers:
DedPeter [7]3 years ago
7 0
Viruses are not considered "alive" because they lack many of the properties that scientists associate with living organisms. Primarily, they lack the ability to reproduce without the aid of a host cell, and don't use the typical cell- division approach to replication.
Sholpan [36]3 years ago
6 0
Viruses are not considered living because they cannot survive without a host organism, and they do not exhibit the characteristics of life.
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