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Why is a virus not considered a living organism?
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When a virus visits you have you encountered a living organism?
Yes.
Why is it not really correct to call a virus a microbe?
It is incorrect to call a virus a microbe because a microbe is a living organism, while a virus is not. Viruses do not exhibit all the characteristics necessary to be classified as a living organism.
Is it true you have had an encounter with an organism if a virus visits you?
Yes you have.
What living thing provides energy for a virus or an organism?
parasites
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 organism does the flu virus represent?
The flu virus is a virus. It is a non-living particle that infects living cells, takes over their machinery and makes more of themselves.
Which of these are not a living organism earthworm ecoli virus sea cucumber?
Of all these things, the virus is the only non-living thing. Viruses are not living organisms. E.coli is a bacteria and living.
Why is virus not a kingdom?
Virus' are not living - they cannot exist outside a living organism, and therefore cannot be classified in the same way as other organisms
Is it true wendell Stanley discovered that the tobacco mosaic virus was not an organism but was chemical in nature?
Yes, that is correct. Wendell Stanley discovered in 1935 that the tobacco mosaic virus was not a living organism but a chemical entity made up of protein and nucleic acids. This discovery helped pave the way for our understanding of viruses as infectious agents.
What is a parasite bacteria or virus?
A parasite is an organism that lives in or on another organism (the host) and benefits from the relationship at the expense of the host. Bacteria and viruses can both be parasites, depending on their interactions with the host organism.
What is the thing both living and non living?
a virus because when it is not in touch with a living organism it is non living but as soon as it gets into touch with a living organism it gets alive though this process may take some time.
