How are viruses characterized?

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(C) Viruses are considered to be at the border of living and non-living entities. They are non-cellular organisms characterized by having an inert cry

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Connecting link between living and non-living organisms

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(C) Viruses are considered to be at the border of living and non-living entities. They are non-cellular organisms characterized by having an inert crystalline structure outside the living cell. However,once they infect a host cell,they take over the machinery of the host cell to replicate themselves. Due to this dual nature—being inert like non-living matter outside a host and showing characteristics of life (like replication) inside a host—they are known as the connecting link between living and non-living organisms.

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