Why are viruses not regarded as true living cells?

Question: Why are viruses not regarded as true living cells?

Viruses are not considered true living cells because they lack many of the traits connected to live cells. For instance, they cannot reproduce without the assistance of a host cell, and they lack metabolic machinery outside the living cells. They also lack cellular organization, ribosomes, and cellular enzymes necessary for nucleic acid and protein synthesis. Moreover, they don't show cell division, growth, development, nutrition, etc. 

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