Question

re viruses alive? The scientific debate continues. Viruses exhibit some characteristics of life, but others are missing. The MOST obvious reason why scientists still refer to viruses as non-living is that they A) do not change over time. B) do not contain any genetic material. C) are much smaller than anything alive. D) are not composed of one or more cells.

Answer 1

The most obvious reason why scientists sill refer to viruses as being non-living would be the fact that D. Viruses are not composed of 1 or more cells. Since all living beings of life, from the early archae to the complex multi cellular mammalian organism everything is composed of these basic units of life.