Question

Viruses is considered as living organisms and an ibligate parasite when inside a host cell but viruse is not classifued as bacteria or fungi

Answer 1

They're not truly living, and so they did not get a place in classification. They're smaller than bacteria. They're the connecting link between living and non living entities! These are a -cellular and hence the 5 kingdom classification of Whittaker doesn't include virus under any category. (Acellular-without cell), considered to be non living.. as cell is the structural and functional unit of life!