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No, because for a virus to reproduce, it needs a cell to take energy and stuff from. When the cell is dead it moves on to another cell.
It short, it is very hard for a virus to reproduce or multiply, without a host (e.g. a red blood cell).
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoThey can remain active only temporarily without a host's cells. To reproduce they must be inside the host cell where the "raw material" for replication and the function of a living cell can be hijacked to do the reproductive work for them.
Viruses are not actually living organisms and are more similar to a package holding chemicals, proteins, and DNA/RNA that enable them to attach to and enter the living cells they require for replication.
How long they can remain active outside a living host depends on the type of virus. Many viruses can live for years without being in another cell. Some, like the HIV virus, die when exposed to oxygen. Some like the Hep-C virus do not.
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∙ 13y agoNo, because viruses cannot carry out life processes without a host organism.
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∙ 9y agoNo virus is alive, therefore it can not more on its' own.
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∙ 7y agoYes - but they're "non-living" until they enter a cell.
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∙ 12y agoYes,they live in hosts only to reproduce.
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∙ 11y agoyes because viruses is virus
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Viruses live and breed in what cells?
viruses live and breed inside cells
Does viruses have their own kingdom?
yes
Do viruses need oxygen to live?
Yes. Viruses are living things too.
Are viruses eukaryotes?
No, viruses are neither prokaryotic nor eukaryotic - they are non-living and can't be classified as a biological organism.
What requires a host cell because they are not able to make proteins on their own?
Viruses.
Can viruses lives live on their own?
Yes,they live in hosts only to reproduce.
Cells are considered the smallest unit of life because?
Nothing smaller than a cell that can live on its own has ever been discovered. Viruses, for example, while smaller than a cell, cannot live on its own. It it not even sure that viruses are more than a dot of inert chemical.
Viruses live and breed in what cells?
viruses live and breed inside cells
What are the viruses called?
They all have their own names, but as a group they are just viruses.
What are the 3 main reasons viruses don't qualify as living?
1.no nucleus 2.they are particles 3.can't live on their own
What are two reasons that viruses are considered non living?
Some argue that viruses are not living organisms because they can only replicate themselves by infecting a host cell and therefore cannot reproduce on their own. And also viruses do not metabolize on their own.
Do viruses grow on dead cells?
Viruses that enter a cell do not die. A virus cannot reproduce on its own so it needs to find a cell in which to live. After the virus is done reproducing, most host cells die.
Do viruses reproduce with live or dead?
viruses are nonliving things. but they need living things to reproduces. so live
Does viruses have their own kingdom?
yes
Where do bacteria and viruses live?
Viruses live almost everywhere around us in places such as the soil and air.Different viruses may infect plants,animals or even bacteria .Viruses try to gain access to the machinery in the cell in order to make more viruses.
Do viruses need oxygen to live?
Yes. Viruses are living things too.
Can viruses live in the human intestine and id in the digestive process?
viruses can live in intestine but they get remove with the removing of excretory waste.
