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Where does a virus multiplied?
Viruses can only multiply (reproduce) within a host cell. The type of host cell is dependent on the virus' host range.
What circumstances can viruses reproduce?
Only within a living cell that they can take control of.
Do viruses only reproduce inside living things?
A Virus must invade a host cell in order to reproduce. What people commonly mix up with them is bacteria which has no need to
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.
Viruses are considered an exception to the cell theory because they normally reproduce?
only in a host cell
What is the only life function that viruses share with a cell?
The only life function that a virus shares with a cell is reproduction. Both cells and viruses reproduce in some way.
What viruses are also able to reproduce but only by using the reproductive mechanisms of what?
a host cell
Viruses can reproduce only inside what?
host cells!
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.
Can viruses reproduce with dead or alive cells?
Viruses cannot reproduce on their own because they lack the necessary cellular machinery. They need to infect a living host cell in order to replicate and produce more virus particles. In some cases, viruses can infect and replicate within host cells that are no longer alive, but this is not considered true reproduction.
What organism that can reproduce only inside a host cell?
A virus is an organism that can reproduce only inside a host cell. They hijack the cellular machinery of the host cell to replicate their genetic material and produce new virus particles.
Bacteria and viruses do not have a nucleus what helps them reproduce?
Bacteria are prokaryotic type of organisms. They reproduce by binary fission. In place of nucleus, they have a single DNA molecule called nucleoid. Viruses are living only inside a cell. They divide by producing multiple copies of their DNA.
