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If you're talking about biological viruses, they dont actually need energy as they are mostly proteins and are inactive most of the time and become active only when they reach a host like a bacterium or any other cell. Its pure thermodynamics on how the virus attaches itself and injects DNA/RNA into the host. So there is no need for energy
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Do medical viruses use energy?
yes medical viruses does use energy
Do viruses have a metabolism?
''Viruses do not have their own metabolism, and require a host cell to make new products.''
Is H1N1 virus eukaryote?
No. Viruses are not cells since they are not considered living. Scientists classify viruses as non-living because they require a host in order to reproduce, cannot move on their own, and do not expend energy in order to carry out life functions.
Viruses do not require nutrients?
They get their nutrients fron their host.
What do viruses require to be able to reproduce?
a host cell
All viruses require organic material for growth?
No, only a host cell to reproduce. (Viruses do not grow)
What is the similarities in temperate and virulent viruses?
They both require a host cell to reproduce and they are both types of viruses
What does a virus require for replication?
Viruses need a living host for reproduction. They, themselves, are not alive, so they must have a living host to provide the material to use for building duplicates, as well as for the energy to use in the production.
What provides the energy for a virus?
viruses dot need energy.
Does electron pairing require energy?
no it does not require energy.
What provides the energy for viruses?
The host
Which is different between bacteria and viruses that shows that bacteria are living organisms and viruses are not?
Viruses require a living organism to do anything - most especially to reproduce.
