Why are viruses considered as being at the 'borderline' between living and non-living things?
sewasingh:
because they are living in the body of a host & non living outside the body of host
Answers
Answered by
10
Because when viruses are outside the body of a living organism they show symptoms of non-living things. And as they enter the body of living organism they show symptoms of living things ie:- they replicate. They also contain DNA or RNA which signifies that they are living...
Answered by
5
because viruses has both characteristics of living and non living organisms so they r considered on border line
Similar questions