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Viruses are non-living just like a rock is. Since they are not cells, they can not be alive. However, they can "hijack" a living cell. They have either DNA or RNA which allows this hijacking to occur. By doing this, they can make the host cell make more viruses just like them. This causes the virus to spread.
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Are there non cellular living organisms?
The closest thing that we have to non cellular living organisms is viruses, and there is some debate about whether they qualify as living things, or should be regarded instead as self-replicating poisons.
What has living characteristics but is not alive?
Viruses have some characteristics of life but these are not considered living organisms as they are non cellular.
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.
Are viruses like parasites?
No; viruses are sub-Cellular 'virons', while parasites are frequently multi-cellular organisms.
What difference between bacteria and viruses shows that bacteria are living organsims and viruses are not?
Bacteria are cellular while viruses are non cellular .
Which of the cellular organisms are attacked by Viruses?
It depends on the virus. Viruses may have a very specific host range.
What are properties of viruses?
viruses are non cellular , they have no sexual or asexual reproduction they reproduce by replication
Are viruses nonliving?
Active (non-killed) viruses are living organisms.
Are viruses cellular organism?
Yes!!, Viruses are non cellular parasitic agents. They are not included in the classification of organisms. They consist of two parts: and outer capsid(composed of proteins) and an inner core of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA). They can only reproduce inside a living cell.
What are the differances viruses and bacteria?
viruses are non living and bacteria are living organisms
What is a non living organism?
an oxymoron, maybe a virus, something that died
What are the unicellular organisms that cause disease?
bacteriarickettsiaunicellular fungi (e.g. yeasts)viruses but they have no cellular structureviroidsprions (misfolded proteins)
