$A$ virus is considered a living organism and an obligate parasite when inside a host cell. However,viruses are not classified along with bacteria or fungi. What are the characteristics of a virus that are similar to non-living objects?
- AThey possess a complex cellular organization.
- BThey can replicate independently outside a host.
- CThey have an inert crystalline structure outside a living cell.
- DThey contain both $DNA$ and $RNA$ as genetic material.
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