Viruses are _____________ organisms.
A virus is considered as a living organism and an obligate parasite when inside a host cell. But virus is not classified along with bacteria or fungi. What are the characters of virus that are similar to non-living objects?
Viruses are neither living nor dead organisms. However, they are responsible for a large number of diseases occurring in human beings. Which of the following diseases is not caused by a virus?
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.