A virus can be considered a living organism because it

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A virus can be considered a living organism because it (A) respires (B) responds to touch stimuli (C) can cause disease (D) reproduces (inside the host)

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Viruses, do not have the characteristics of life. It cannot respond to a stimules. It cannot grow and develop. It cannot adapt to the environment. The only way to reproduce is to do it inside a host cell and cannot independently reproduce.

Q. A virus can be considered a living organism because it

respires

responds to touch stimuli

can cause disease

reproduces (inside the host)

Viruses, do not have the characteristics of life. It cannot respond to a stimules. It cannot grow and develop. It cannot adapt to the environment. The only way to reproduce is to do it inside a host cell and cannot independently reproduce.