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Characteristics of livivng and non-living viruses?
viruses are connecting link between living and non-living, as they show only one character of living biengs i.e. reproduction but that too is in inside living host cell otherwise they are consider as nonlivings
Why do you consider viruses as non living outside host?
Viruses either have a strand of DNA or RNA not both like living organisms. They need a host (you and me) in order to replicate.
Do biologists consider viruses living or nonliving?
Biologists consider dormant virions to be non-living because they must obtain a host to function and replicate themselves. However, active viruses are considered to be living, by most scientists.
Viruses living or non living?
There actually living
What are the differances viruses and bacteria?
viruses are non living and bacteria are living organisms
How do viruses earn a living?
They don't. They are non-living.
Which animals are non-living?
All animals are living, but viruses are classified as non-living organisms.
Are viruses nonliving?
Active (non-killed) viruses are living organisms.
Are viruses living why?
Viruses are considered non-living because they do not use 6 of the seven life proceses
Are mumps caused by microbes?
Mumps are caused by a virus so it depends what you consider a microbe. Some microbiologists consider viruses to be microbes and some don't because they are technically non-living.
Why are viruses not yet consider living thing?
They don't have a Nucleus.
Why don't most scientist consider viruses to be alive?
Most scientists consider viruses as the link between living an non living organisms. Viruses are considered non-living by some scientists because - 1) They donot perform any metabolic activities. 2) Outside the host cell , viruses are present only in crystalised form. (Even after it is un-crystalised , it does not lose it's capacity for infection) 3) It does not require any sort of "food".
