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No. Viruses must invade a host cell and hijack its resources to replicate itself.

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Waldo Mayer

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WHY do viruses reproduce in the living cell?

to divide themselves


Can viruses reproduce by themselves?

No. Viruses must invade a host cell and hijack its resources to replicate itself.


What circumstances can viruses reproduce?

Only within a living cell that they can take control of.


Are Viruses able to reproduce without using other organisms?

viruses are dormant when they are not inside a living cell. that means they don't have living characteristics when outside a living cell. they only reproduce when they are inside a living cell.


How do viruses reprodce?

Viruses called Worms can reproduce by copying themselves into other files. They can also attach to emails and filesharing. There tricky and harmful to any computer.


Can viruses kill cells?

Yes. Viruses' only aim is to reproduce; if they invade a cell and are not killed off, they will continue replicating themselves until the cell bursts.


What structure differentiates from a bacteria?

In terms of what ? I u are asking about bacteria in terms of viruses Bacteria are living and can reproduce themselves While viruses are ghosts they can only live inside a host and also can reproduce inside it Hope i answered u


Do viruses reproduce inside host cells causing them to burst?

Yes, viruses can reproduce inside host cells by hijacking the host cell's machinery to make copies of themselves. This can cause the host cell to burst, releasing the newly formed viruses to infect other cells.


Viruses reproduce by what process?

The Lytic Cycle or by Budding without lysis. See the related questions below for more information.


Does a virus use sexual reproduction?

Viruses cannot reproduce themselves alone. They inject their DNA into living cells of a host organism. The virus cells use the host cells to develop themselves and leave the cell when ready. Viruses are not living, so they are dependent on a living organism for reproduction.


How are viruses similar to living organisms and how are they different?

Viruses are similar to living organisms because both contain hereditary material (RNA or DNA), and both reproduce. Viruses are different from living organisms because they do not use energy to grow, and do not use energy to respond to their surroundings.


What can viruses reprouduce?

Viruses don't actually reproduce by themselves. When they enter somebodies body, they take over a cell and sort of hack its system to make the cell produce copies of the virus and not itself. That is why you get sick.