Question

The virus is living or non-living, explain.

Answer 1

iving proterties of virus :

1.  The viruses respond to chemicals, heat, light, radiations etc.
2.  They exhibit antigenic properties.
3.  Their hereditary material is DNA or RNA.
4.  They can multiple only in living host cells.
5.  They have capacity to infect host cells and are host specific.

non-living proterties of virus :

1. They can be crystallized easily.
2. They are not able to perform metabotic activities.
3. They do not respire.
4. Normally, they lack enzymes.
5. They don’t have cellular structures.