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According to cell theory, viruses are considered nonliving because they

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They can not reproduce on their own and they can’t make their own food to create energy without the help of a host
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They are not made up of living cells.

viruses can’t reproduce or replicate themselves on their own and need a host cell. They don’t grow and can’t make their own energy....

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