Question

Short / Long answer type questions.
Mention the non-living and living characteristics of viruses.

Answer 1

The non-living and living characteristics of viruses are:

1. The virus has living characteristics like, they have genetic material like DNA or RNA, the virus can grow, the virus can mutate, can multiplicate, transfer from one host to another host and so reactive when it got exposed to heat, chemical, cold environment,
   
2. The virus has living characteristics like, they don't have a cell, the virus can be crystallized and stored for long days, the virus is inert outside the host and the virus don't have any cell organelle and unable to metabolize.