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Viruses do not possess all the characteristics of life. Identify those characteristics that viruses display and those they don't display.
made up of one or more cells
has a defined boundary
uses energy
exhibits growth and development
possesses internal organization
eliminates waste
Characteristics of Life
Present in Viruses
Characteristics of Life Absent
in Viruses
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Characteristics of Life Present in Viruses:

has a defined boundary - viruses are made up simply of genetic material surrounded by a protein capsid and sometimes a lipid membrane

Characteristics of Life Absent in Viruses:

made up of one or more cells - one of the main arguments for why viruses are not living is that they are not cellularuses energy  - this is a tricky one. They don't use or produce their own energy. However, in order to reproduce they do hijack the host cells and steal energy from them in order to reproduce exhibits growth and development - although viruses do reproduce, the individual viral particles do not exhibit growth or development possess internal organisation - other than the fact they ahve genetic material, the inside of a virus does not contain internal organization like a cytosol, instead conssiting of the bare minimum amount of proteins to surviveeliminates waste - since they do not have their own metabolism, they have no waste to eliminate

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