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Most scientists consider viruses as the link between living an non living organisms. Viruses are considered non-living by some scientists because -
1) They donot perform any metabolic activities.
2) Outside the host cell , viruses are present only in crystalised form. (Even after it is un-crystalised , it does not lose it's capacity for infection)
3) It does not require any sort of "food".
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agothey are not alive because they do not eat, produce waste, breathe, reproduce on their own, and most importantly they are not made of cells
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∙ 13y agoScientists consider dormant virions to be nonliving organisms. However, active viruses are considered to be living organisms, by most scientists.
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