Give one property because of which viruses are regarded as being on the borderline of living and non−living.

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Viruses do not reproduce outside their host cell. However, when viruses enter into living cells, they are able to reproduce. This ability of viruses to selectively reproduce within the host cell allows viruses to behave as living as well as non-living organisms.

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Assertion [A] Viruses are considered to be at the borderline of living and non-living things.

Reason [R] Viruses cannot survive outside the host organism.

Viruses are considered as an intermediate between living and non-living because;

Why do viruses occupy the borderline between the living and nonliving?

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