Question

Why are virus neither living nor dead (pls answer for 4 marks)

Answer 1

Answer:

virus are considered neither living nor dead because when they are in human body they do all functions like living beings but when they are outside from the body of host they behave like non living things

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Explanation:

Viruses are non-living when they are outside the host cell as they don't have any cellular machinery of their own. But when they are present inside the body of a host, they are living. They take over the host cell machinery to replicate themselves, killing the host. That's why they are considered as both living and non-living.