Why are viruses considered as being at the "borderline" between living and non living things?
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Viruses are considered on the borderline of living and non living because only when they are inside a living cell do they fulfil the criteria of being regarded asliving entities. Outside, they act as non living entities
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Answer: virus structure is different
Explanation: They are made up of protein coat . And has DNA or RNA .
It's protein coat is made up of capsomere. All viruses are parasitic because because they can only reproduce by infecting and taking over living cells . The virus DNA or RNA takes over the protein synthesising machinery of host celll which then helps to make new virus particles.
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