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Which could be a reason viruses are considered nonliving things?
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Which could be a reason viruses are considered nonliving things?

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One reason could be that they do not have most of the seven characteristics of life (reproduction, homeostasis, heredity, response to the environment, growth, cellular organization, and metabolism.) 
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