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ruslelena [56]
3 years ago
8

Why are virsuses considered to be non living

Biology
1 answer:
iVinArrow [24]3 years ago
7 0

Viruses, for one, can't reproduce on their own. They also don't need nutrients or oxygen. They also have RNA instead of DNA. All of these factors make viruses non-living things, existing only to hijack cells and force them to make copies of the virus and kill the host.

Viruses are kind of horrible.

Anyway, have a great night/day!

-Dylan (AKA Animus)

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