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zhuklara [117]
3 years ago
11

Are Viruses considered living? Reasons why viruses are non living

Biology
1 answer:
Umnica [9.8K]3 years ago
3 0
Virus’s are not considered living organisms because:
1. they cannot reproduce by themselves.
2. are structurally very simple.
3. can only be visualized using an electron microscope.
4. typically are associated with diseases.
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