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Unlike living things a virus does not make or use?

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Viruses depend on living things for what?

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Do viruses reproduce with live or dead?

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What statement is true Viruses have organelles. Viruses can reproduce by themselves. Viruses are not living. Viruses produce their own energy?

The true statement is that viruses are not living. Unlike living organisms, viruses lack cellular structures and cannot reproduce or produce energy on their own; they require a host cell to replicate and carry out their functions. Therefore, they do not possess organelles or the ability to reproduce independently.


What are viruses unable to do that all over living things can do?

Unlike living things viruses don't have a metabolism, making them obligatory parasites (they can only reproduce if there's a host cell they can hijack). They also aren't a cell, which is considered by many to be the minimal organisational structure of living things.


Viruses and bacteria are which type of living thing?

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How are viruses and organisms different?

Viruses are things that spread and contain germs. An Organism is a living thing.


How are viruses different organisms?

Viruses are things that spread and contain germs. An Organism is a living thing.


What is the Characteristics of a virus that make it different from living things?

Viruses exhibit several characteristics that distinguish them from living organisms. Unlike living things, viruses lack cellular structure and cannot carry out metabolic processes on their own; they require a host cell to replicate and produce new virus particles. Additionally, viruses do not grow or respond to environmental stimuli in the way living organisms do. Their genetic material can be either DNA or RNA, but they do not possess the machinery for protein synthesis, relying entirely on the host's cellular mechanisms for reproduction.


Virus is living or nonliving?

A virus is considered non-living. It does not have all the characteristics of a living thing unlike bacteria. Viruses need living cells to reproduce while any living things can reproduce (asexually or not).


What is the only thing that viruses have in common with living things?

They reproduce.


Why can't we classify a virus as a living thing?

Viruses are not living things. Viruses are complicated assemblies of molecules, including proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and carbohydrates, but on their own they can do nothing until they enter a living cell. Without cells, viruses would not be able to multiply. Therefore, viruses are not living things.