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Are viruses living or non-living? Explain
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Are viruses living or non-living? Explain

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Viruses are classified as non-living because they do not have the characteristics a living organism does. "order, sensitivity or response to the environment, reproduction, growth and development, regulation, homeostasis, and energy processing"
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No, they are not but some scientists argue that they are.
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