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Living characteristics Non-living characteristics
1. They are obligate parasites. 1. They lack structure of cell.
They are living inside host
cells.
2. They cannot survive on their
2. Capable of replication own (outside host cell).
inside host cells.

3. Cannot reproduce by fission

3. Respond to heat, chemicals or conjugation.
and radiations.
4. They can be crystallized.
6. They do not respire
4. They can mutate. 2
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