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∙ 15y agoone virus bacterium will multiply in to 16 million in 12 hours one virus bacterium will multiply in to 16 million in 12 hours
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Why scientist believe that virus are not living organisms?
viruses do not grow, and viruses do not respond to changes in their environment. Therefore, viruses are not living organisms. All living things reproduce, but Viruses need living cells to reproduce because Viruses cannot reproduce by themselves.
Can non-living things reproduce?
Viruses can reproduce only inside a cell of living organisms. Viruses are sometimes considered non-living structures because they lack cells.
What is a characteristic of viruses?
They can reproduce.
Viruses can reproduce only inside what?
host cells!
What do viruses require to be able to reproduce?
a host cell
Why scientist believe that virus are not living organisms?
viruses do not grow, and viruses do not respond to changes in their environment. Therefore, viruses are not living organisms. All living things reproduce, but Viruses need living cells to reproduce because Viruses cannot reproduce by themselves.
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.
What to viruses reproduce?
a host Cell
What do viruses have to support the idea that they are living?
they reproduce
What are pathogens cannot reproduce on their own?
viruses
Can non-living things reproduce?
Viruses can reproduce only inside a cell of living organisms. Viruses are sometimes considered non-living structures because they lack cells.
What viruses break into cells to reproduce?
All viruses do that. That's what makes a virus a virus.
What are properties of viruses?
viruses are non cellular , they have no sexual or asexual reproduction they reproduce by replication
What is a characteristic of viruses?
They can reproduce.
WHY do viruses reproduce in the living cell?
to divide themselves
In what cycle do temperate viruses reproduce?
Lysogenic Cycle
Viruses can reproduce only inside what?
host cells!
