SSC
BIOLOGY
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Question
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Viruses are considered nonliving because of which characteristic
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Presence of DNA
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Parasitic nature
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Presence of protein coat
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Crystalline nature
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Viruses have the following non-living characteristics: They don’t have cytoplasm or cellular organelles, and they’re not cells. Within the infected host cell, new viruses are produced and assembled. The viruses are inactive outside of the host.
Detailed explanation-2: -Viruses are not made out of cells, they can’t keep themselves in a stable state, they don’t grow, and they can’t make their own energy. Even though they definitely replicate and adapt to their environment, viruses are more like androids than real living organisms.
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