📝 Multiple Choice Question
General-science
Why are viruses generally considered non-living outside a host cell?
A
They camouflage themselves as non living to find a host.
B
They lack cell membrane and other organelles.
C
They lack DNA.
D
They need heat of the hosts body to multiply.
Explanation
Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites. Outside a living host cell, they lack the foundational cellular machinery, membranes, organelles, and enzymes necessary to carry out independent metabolic processes or reproduction.
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