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Viruses have all of the characteristics of living things EXCEPT

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Answer: Cells

Step-by-step explanation:

Viruses have no cells, but they need to occupy cells in order to reproduce.

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Answer AND Explanation:

Viruses lack cells. However, viruses share the following characteristics with living things:

Organization

- the virus is organised into capsid, RNA or DNA

Reproduction

- have the ability to replicate producing virons using the host DNA replication mechanism.

Response- they have receptors that perceive stimulus thus enabling viruses to invade antibodies that fight them

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