NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyBiological ClassificationPractice
Viruses are considered as a living organism because it
Options
- Areproduces inside the host cell.
- Bcan multiply outside the host cell.
- Crespond to touch stimuli.
- Drespires.
Correct answer
A. reproduces inside the host cell.
Step-by-step solution
Viruses are connecting link between living and nonliving. It is living as it consists of genetic material nucleic acid and can reproduce inside living host cells to form a new complete virus particle. It is nonliving as it lacks cellular organization as it is crystalline outside a living host cell.