answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

The type of cells that viruses live in are host cells. Viruses need host cells in order to reproduce or multiply.

User Avatar

Wiki User

9y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

None. Viruses are acellular. Many biologists do not consider viruses to be living things in part because they are acellular. Look at any phylogeny (tree of life). Viruses are not on them.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

7y ago

Virus is not a cell. They never have cellular organization.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

Eukaryote cell.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

prokariotic

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: ARE Viruses are a type of cell?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What type of cell Is HIV?

Viruses.


What type of organism requires a host cell?

viruses


Does viruses have chloroplasts?

No, chloroplasts are found in the cells of green plants (and in the euglena, a type of protozoan) but not in viruses.


What structures do viruses have that allow them to identify a specific type of cell and attach to it?

good


What structure do viruses have that allow them to identify a specific type of cell and attach to it?

good


What type of cell are viruses?

None. Viruses are acellular. Many biologists do not consider viruses to be living things in part because they are acellular. Look at any phylogeny (tree of life). Viruses are not on them.


What type of virus enters the cell and doesn't immediately attack?

Hidden viruses, I believe.


Viruses make the host cell produce new viruses which kills th host cell?

Active Viruses


Does virus makes the cell it is in produce more viruses?

Yes, viruses use the cell that it has invaded to produce more viruses.


How are viruses spread from cell to cell?

New viruses are released after the lytic cycle. ~Gradpoint/Novanet


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.


Is there a cell membrane in viruses?

Viruses dont have a cell membrane. Instead, they have a protein sheath.