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Viruses are considered nonliving because they cannot carry out their functions without a host cell. They are made up of genetic material enclosed in a protein coat, lacking the cellular machinery needed for metabolism and reproduction. Despite being nonliving, viruses can infect living cells, hijack their machinery to replicate, and cause diseases.

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