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A virus can be considered living being as it

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Reproduces inside the host
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Respires
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Can cause disease
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Responds to touch stimuli
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Solution

The correct option is C Reproduces inside the host
  • A virus is an organism that can be considered both living and non-living.
  • It can be considered as living when it is inside any host (bacterium) as the virus infects the host cell and replicates inside it making several copies of it.
  • When it is outside the host cell, it is non- living as it can not carry out its life- processes of either reproducing or digestion etc.
  • Thus, option A is correct here.

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