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Viruses are non-cellular organisms but replicate themselves once they infect the host cell. To which of the following kingdom do viruses belong to?

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Monera

Kingdom monera includes bacteria. Bacteria are unicellular, microscopic, simple and undifferentiated prokaryotes.

Protista

Kingdom protista includes all unicellular eukaryotes.

Fungi

Kingdom fungi includes unicellular or multicellular heterotrophic eukaryotes.

Summary

Viruses are non-cellular organisms but replicate themselves once they infect the host cell. They are not included into a particular kingdom.

Final answer
None of the above.

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