The chromosome - together with ribosomes and proteins associated with gene expression - is located in a region of the cell cytoplasm known as the nucleoid.
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Soil is non-living because it does not need the basic units of life. Soil does not necessarily need water to survive, soil does not need food, soil does not need shelter, soil doesn’t even need air.
This is an example of a placebo effect. A placebo is something that seems to be a "real" medical treatment but the truth, it isn't. It could be a pill, an injection, or some other kind of "fake" treatment. What all placebos have in common is that they do not encompass an active substance meant to affect health.