How is it possible for a virus to be nonliving yet still be able to reproduce?(1 point)

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Viruses reproduce by growing extra parts instead of producing new cells.
Viruses reproduce by growing extra parts instead of producing new cells.

Viruses infect cells and cause the cells to make copies of the virus.
Viruses infect cells and cause the cells to make copies of the virus.

Viruses reproduce by splitting apart instead of producing new cells.
Viruses reproduce by splitting apart instead of producing new cells.

Viruses infect cells and cause the cells to become viruses.

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The correct response is:

Viruses infect cells and cause the cells to make copies of the virus.

Viruses are considered nonliving because they cannot carry out metabolic processes on their own and need a host cell to reproduce. Once a virus infects a host cell, it hijacks the cell's machinery to replicate itself.