Question

Give one feature because of which viruses are considered non-livng

Answer 1

Viruses are regarded not as living ones because of the given below reasons -

1. Their body do not have protoplast.

2. Like non living ones, viruses can be crystallized.

3. They are always dependent on living cell to survive.

4. Respiration does not happen.

5. There is no any system to store energy.

6. They lack the capacity to get divided and also cannot grow.

Answer 2

Viruses are considered non-living:

• Viruses are usually considered to be both livings as well as the non-living creature.

• They are living when they stay within a host otherwise they are non-living.

• They are considered non-living because they have no particular means of metabolism.

• Viruses have no elaborate system of utilization of energy.

• They do not require nutrients as such and they have no organization of cellular organelle. Hence are considered non-living.