discussed that all living organisms have seven properties in
common: (1) they grow and develop, (2) interact/respond to the
environment, (3) reproduce, (4) process energy, (5) self-regulate,
(6) are ordered/organized, and (7) evolve/adapt. Viruses, however,
represent a challenge to this because they do not self regulate or
process energy, which has led to many scientists not classifying
viruses as living and say they are simply particles. Based on what
you know from, should viruses be considered living? There is no...