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In order to replicate DNA outside living organisms scientists use?
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Polymerase chain reaction
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How do scientist organize living organisms to aid their study of ecology?
Scientists classify living organisms according to a taxonomy system. This includes phylum, genus, family, etc. Scientists do this so that it is possible to compare species.
How are bacteria different from viruses?
viruses are not alive. APEX
Why don't most scientist consider viruses to be alive?
Most scientists consider viruses as the link between living an non living organisms. Viruses are considered non-living by some scientists because - 1) They donot perform any metabolic activities. 2) Outside the host cell , viruses are present only in crystalised form. (Even after it is un-crystalised , it does not lose it's capacity for infection) 3) It does not require any sort of "food".
What do fossils tell scientists about living things?
Fossils reveal what organisms lived before us.
Why do scientists have difficulty including viruses in the category of living organisms?
Because a virus is not a living cell. It consists of an outer coat of protein surrounding a core of DNA or RNA. A virus can reproduce while it is inside a living host cell, but outside the host organism, it shows no sign of life. As such, viruses are not included in any of the six kingdoms of living things.
Why do you consider viruses as non living outside host?
Viruses either have a strand of DNA or RNA not both like living organisms. They need a host (you and me) in order to replicate.
What are the molecular basis of living organisms?
DNA. Witch can replicate and it does.
Is the smallest living organism?
I think currently the smallest living organisms are thought to be "viroids", which are smaller than viruses. Scientists are still figuring out exactly what viroids are, and do, but they are able to replicate, which means they are life.
What is unique job of DNA?
To replicate living organisms. It's quite good at it, too.
What can living organisms provide evidence about the past?
Scientists can see th fossils and the living organisms.
Are coral reef living thing?
Some scientists do regard coral reefs as living organisms because they are colonies of tiny, living organisms.
Why do viruses infect living organisms?
Because the living organism has to replicate the DNA that the virus infects the host with. It can't do this if it is a dead organism.
What is the smallest group into which scientists classify living things?
micro organisms
How do scientist organize living organisms to aid their study of ecology?
Scientists classify living organisms according to a taxonomy system. This includes phylum, genus, family, etc. Scientists do this so that it is possible to compare species.
What do life scientist study?
Life scientists study living organisms and how they funtion.
What is the classification system known as that scientists use to classify living organisms?
Taxonomy
How are bacteria different from viruses?
viruses are not alive. APEX
