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Semmy [17]
3 years ago
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Why is it so hard to define viruses as living or nonliving?

Biology
2 answers:
Fed [463]3 years ago
5 0
Viruses<span> are not considered "alive" because they lack many of the properties that scientists associate with </span>living<span> organisms.</span>
yanalaym [24]3 years ago
5 0
Some are very unique
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