Why are mitochondria and chloroplasts not considered Alive?

Who considers mitochondria and chloroplasts dead? (I assume that Alice Michaels meant to say "not independently alive") They are very much alive, just as the cells they inhabit are alive. read more

(I assume that Alice Michaels meant to say "not independently alive") They are very much alive, just as the cells they inhabit are alive. read more

SolarLunix posted an excellent answer detailing the criteria for being classified as "alive", and showed that by those criteria, mitochondria could be considered as "dead". However, I would argue that the narrator's statement in your video does not make any sense. read more