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Luda [366]
3 years ago
10

The virus that causes chicken pox contains DNA. It reproduces inside the cells of living organisms. The virus is not made of cel

ls and does not eat or breathe. Why isn’t the virus considered to be a living thing?
Biology
1 answer:
Alex777 [14]3 years ago
8 0

Viruses lack the properties of living things:

1. They have no energy metabolism

2. They do not grow

3. They do not respond to stimuli

4. They do not reproduce independently- they have to replicate by invading living cells.

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