Chapter 12 Patterns in Life: Diversity and Classification - Part 5

Why are viruses often considered a borderline case between living and non-living?

Type: MCQ • Marks: 1
Why are viruses often considered a borderline case between living and non-living?
Options
A. They have too many cells
B. They are bacteria
C. They lack cellular machinery and metabolic activity outside a host cell
D. They are plants
Explanation
Viruses display life traits only when infecting living host cellular machinery.
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