I'll do my best to help, but do keep in mind that this is just an educated guess on my part.
Characteristics of Living Viruses:
- Uses energy (nonliving things can't use energy, for obvious reasons)
- Exhibits growth and development (for the same reasons as above, nonliving things can't grow)
- Made up of one or more cells (cells are alive, so nonliving viruses can't be made up of living things)
- Possesses internal organization (viruses can be complex, as most living things are)
- Eliminates waste
Characteristics of Nonliving Viruses:
- Defined boundary (this is a bit vague because a defined boundary isn't suggestive of life or not, so it could really be either or)
Because most of the answers fit with the living characteristics, it makes me think there is something wrong with my answer, but I did some research and that seems pretty accurate. However, I'm not a professional, so I could be wrong. I'm sorry I couldn't help more