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Viruses are not alive because they:A. do not have genetic material.B. do not have a membrane.C. do not replicate with cell division.D. They are alive.
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Viruses are not alive because they:A. do not have genetic material.B. do not have a membrane.C. do not replicate with cell division.D. They are alive.

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the correct option is C. do not replicate with cell division.

They have genetic material (can be DNA or RNA), and they can have membrane host membrane.

Another reason why they are not alive is because they do not metabolize.

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