Viruses are not considered to be living organisms, but they are still studied as part of biology. Explain.
please make it sound like a 16 year old lmao

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Viruses are not considered to be living organisms, but they are still studied as part of biology. Explain.
please make it sound like a 16 year old lmao

ookawaiioo · Answer

They cannot "function" without a host (other organism)

anonymous · Answer

Viruses are not considered living organisms they lack some of the key characteristics of living organisms, such as a cytoplasm of organelles. They cannot carry out cellular functions such as metabolism and homoeostasis. They do not grow as cells do by dividing in two and even though they have genetic material, they cannot reproduce outside their host cell. However, viruses are included in the study of biology because they are active inside living cells.