no because they dont need to consume energy to survive and they cant replicate without a host cell
it does not follow all of the seven life processes (Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Nutrition, Excretion, Reproduction and Growth.) therefore it is non-living
A virus is a dangerous cell. And cells are alive. The nucleus in the cell gives it it's "life" by controlling what the cell does at all times. The nucleus is like our brain or heart, you could say,
