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Biologists have been able to keep isolated chloroplasts or
mitochondria for a few hours or days. can these structures be
considered alive?


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Answer:

Isolated chloroplasts or mitochondria cannot be considered alive, because although they can survive while isolated for a few hours or days and they resemble that of an independent cell (which are alive), they don't metabolise energy, and they don't have cells.