They contain genetic material.
Although virus' contain genetic material, they can not reproduce without being inside of a host cell. Many scientists question if they can be considered living or not, as this is the only life function they are capable of performing.
Prokaryotes can be infected by viruses.
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Viruses are considered nonliving because they cannot carry out essential life processes on their own, such as metabolism and reproduction. They need to infect a host cell to replicate and can't reproduce independently.
One characteristic of living things is that they can respond to things that happen in their environments.
The atom is the smallest unit containing a nucleus. However, this is not considered living. The smallest living thing in the world (besides viruses) are a parasitic Bacterium called Mycoplasma Gallicepticum.
all living things hav a unique characteristic feature of respiration
all living things hav a unique characteristic feature of respiration
Viruses are things that spread and contain germs. An Organism is a living thing.
Viruses are things that spread and contain germs. An Organism is a living thing.
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They reproduce.
They don't have a Nucleus.
Prokaryotes can be infected by viruses.
An infectious agent, which all viruses and some bacteria are, is an entity which furthers its existence by invading and living off the resources of a living thing (their "host," as the term is used), doing damage to the living thing in the process.
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Replicate themselves.