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What are three things viruses cant do?
Reproduce (they make copies rather than reproducing), create waste, and (need energy? i.e. consuming foods)....wait, can you specify what virus you're talking about?
How are viruses different from living organisms?
First Answer:Viruses are different from living organisms because:Viruses need host cells to reproduce.The do not perform cellular respiration.Viruses also need no nutrition, minerals or food. They need nothing other than a host.Second Answer:Viruses ARE living organisms.
What are the bacteria and viruses that can make you sick called?
They are called pathogens.
Why do viruses make us sick?
A virus will make us sick because it disrupts the function of the cells or actually kills cells. Viruses uses healthy cells in order to replicate.
Do viruses break into bodies cells to reproduce?
Yes, that's basically what they do: they take over the cell's own ability to reproduce itself but then not to make more of that cell but to make more viruses.
Do viruses get rid of waste?
Since viruses are non-living they do not need to get rid of waste as they do not make any. Their host does, however. The host can't control the amount of waste build up as the virus has control of the DNA and it only wants to make more viruses.
How do viruses get rid of waste?
Since viruses are non-living they do not need to get rid of waste as they do not make any. Their host does, however. The host can't control the amount of waste build up as the virus has control of the DNA and it only wants to make more viruses.
How does a virus different from a living cell?
viruses do not grow, take in food, or make waste living cell make waste, take in food, grow
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.
What do latent viruses not do?
They are not active and do not make new viruses.
What are some names of helpful viruses?
There are no real "Helpful Viruses". Viruses are viruses. They make things go wrong with your computer.
What are four ways that viruses are like living things?
Viruses are living things, but very strange: they barely make the list of life.1. Viruses do not eat or give off waste.2. Viruses do not grow.3. Viruses cannot reproduce on their own: they have to hijack cells since they don't have the equipment themselves.4. Viruses are a whole lot smaller than even bacteria: an influenza virus is ten times shorter than a Strepoccocus bacterium that causes strep throat.
Do sheep have viruses?
Sheep can catch viruses which can make them sick but they don't have viruses all the time.
What are three things viruses cant do?
Reproduce (they make copies rather than reproducing), create waste, and (need energy? i.e. consuming foods)....wait, can you specify what virus you're talking about?
Can you buy viruses?
no but you can make them
Viruses make the host cell produce new viruses which kills th host cell?
Active Viruses
What kind of virus make the host cell create new viruses?
viruses
