Viruses are not considered living things because _________________.
Select one:
a. They do not grow.
b. They do not contain enzymes.
c. They do not contain genetic material.
d. They do not contain organic matter.

Question

Viruses are not considered living things because _________________.
Select one:
a. They do not grow.
b. They do not contain enzymes.
c. They do not contain genetic material. 
d. They do not contain organic matter.

anonymous · Answer

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/cliffsnotes/sciences/why-aren-t-viruses-considered-living-things

anonymous · Answer

Sorry I don't know the answer but here's my sources for you :)

anonymous · Answer

No problem thanks

praetorian.10 · Answer

Viruses are not considered "alive" because they lack many of the properties that scientists associate with living organisms. Primarily, they lack the ability to reproduce without the aid of a host cell, and don't use the typical cell- division approach to replication.

deepika.comet · Answer

because they dont have capacity to grow freely in the atmosphere..they require some medium to replicate
and also they dont have certain membrane bound organells as they have some different structure..which are clearly different from the normal living organisms ...so they are not considered living

Hope my answer and Prae answer helped you my friend..!! :-)