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viruses are not technically alive because they cant reproduce by themselves, eat, break down food, or grow
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∙ 14y agoViruses can be motile or non-motile. They walk the line between the chemist's particle and the biologist's organism. They can be referred to as nonliving structures or living organisms.
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What term describes protists that may be either freeliving or get nutrient from host organisms?
parasitic
Why scientist believe that virus are not living organisms?
viruses do not grow, and viruses do not respond to changes in their environment. Therefore, viruses are not living organisms. All living things reproduce, but Viruses need living cells to reproduce because Viruses cannot reproduce by themselves.
Is it true that viruses have complex membranes that control what moves in and out of their cells?
Viruses do not have complex membranes like eukaryotic organisms have. Viruses also do not have cells, nor are they technically living organisms. There is no need for viruses to control the movement of material in and out of the viral particles.
Which of the cellular organisms are attacked by Viruses?
It depends on the virus. Viruses may have a very specific host range.
Viruses are single celled organisms?
No. Viruses are not cells. They invade cells to get the materials to copy their DNA. Many people do not consider viruses to be truly alive.
What term describes protists that may be either freeliving or get nutrient from host organisms?
parasitic
What is the largest cell number in viruses?
viruses are unicellular organisms
Are viruses nonliving?
Active (non-killed) viruses are living organisms.
How do viruses and cellular organisms differ?
Viruses are not classified as living, while cellular organisms are. Viruses are essentially a protein case with mRNA inside. Cells are far more complicated.
What are the differances viruses and bacteria?
viruses are non living and bacteria are living organisms
Why scientist believe that virus are not living organisms?
viruses do not grow, and viruses do not respond to changes in their environment. Therefore, viruses are not living organisms. All living things reproduce, but Viruses need living cells to reproduce because Viruses cannot reproduce by themselves.
What are 'prokaryotic organisms' What are some examples?
Bacteria and viruses are examples of prokaryotic organisms.
Why viruses are difficult to classify as living organisms?
It is because viruses are not made up of cells
Is it true that viruses have complex membranes that control what moves in and out of their cells?
Viruses do not have complex membranes like eukaryotic organisms have. Viruses also do not have cells, nor are they technically living organisms. There is no need for viruses to control the movement of material in and out of the viral particles.
Should viruses be consideres living organisms?
No viruses should not be considered living organisms because they require a host to live &therefore are not an organism but an infestation.
What are the differences between properties of viruses and properties of organisms?
viruses are on the borderline of living and non living while organisms are living, viruses are simple structured, they have a DNA strand surrounded by a protein coat and sometimes a tail while organisms consist of complex cells
What are pathogen micro organisms?
Pathogens are disease-causing micro-organisms, such as viruses and bacteria
