Are viruses animate or inanimate?

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(C) Viruses are considered to be at the borderline between living (animate) and non-living (inanimate) entities. They are considered inanimate (non-li

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Both animate and inanimate

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(C) Viruses are considered to be at the borderline between living (animate) and non-living (inanimate) entities. They are considered inanimate (non-living) because they lack cellular machinery,metabolism,and the ability to reproduce independently outside a host cell. They are considered animate (living) because they possess genetic material ($DNA$ or $RNA$) and can replicate,mutate,and evolve once they infect a suitable host cell. Therefore,they exhibit characteristics of both living and non-living things depending on their environment.

List-$A$	List-$B$
$(a)$ Citrus canker	$(i)$ Fungi
$(b)$ Spongiform encephalopathy	$(ii)$ Prion
$(c)$ Herpes	$(iii)$ Virus
$(d)$ Red rot	$(iv)$ Bacteria

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Match List-$A$ and List-$B$ and choose the correct option.
List-$A$ List-$B$
$(a)$ Citrus canker $(i)$ Fungi
$(b)$ Spongiform encephalopathy $(ii)$ Prion
$(c)$ Herpes $(iii)$ Virus
$(d)$ Red rot $(iv)$ Bacteria

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