Question

How is a virus a considered a living thing?

Answer 1

Virus is a semi living microorganism which means that it is half dead and half alive.

Step-by-step explanation:

The characteristics which make it alive are;

- They contain genetic material called DNA

- They reproduce earn present in a host cell.

-They affect the host living bodies by causing different diseases.

Answer 2

Viruses are not living organisms. Viruses are complex assemblies of molecules that include proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and carbohydrates, but they have no effect on their own until they enter a living cell. Viruses would be unable to multiply in the absence of cells. As a result, viruses are not living organisms.