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Viruses are considered to be nonliving because

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because it's not included as a living thing until it has entered and organism that is living

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Viruses are not living things.

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Viruses are complicated assemblies of molecules, including proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and carbohydrates, but on their own they can do nothing until they enter a living cell. Without cells, viruses would not be able to multiply. Therefore, viruses are not living things.

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