Question

why are viruses considered as being at the bording between living and non living thinga
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Answer 1

Answer:

Viruses are half dead.

Explanation:

This is an ongoing debate on whether or not viruses are alive or not. Viruses cannot live on their on. They only become truly alive when inside of a host. The host can be a human, dog, cat, etc. They enter inside host for multiplying. So, as they are not doing any life process outside the host's body, some consider them not to be alive.

Answer 2

Explanation:

When they are floating in air, or are settled on a door knob, they are non-living like,salt and sugar.When they come in contact with a suitable plant, animal or bacteria, they show the characteristics of living organisms. Virus are, therefore , regarded as being on the borderline between living and Non- living....

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