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The virus that causes chicken pox contains DNA. It reproduces inside the cells of living organisms. The virus is not made of cells and does not eat or breathe. Why isn’t the virus considered to be a living thing?
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it is not made of cells (A+)
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What kind of adaptations would living organisms need in fast flowing water?
it can breathe in water and it has gills to breathe with
How does a vorticella breathe?
The way Vorticella reproduces is asexually. They use binary fission and split in half.
Do living thins need to breathe?
No. Since breathing is related to oxygen, all living organisms do not breathe. Anaerobic organisms (organisms which do not breathe oxygen, for example any anaerobic bacteria) "breathe" using different molecules than oxygen, e.g. sulphur or nitrogen.
What is the concentration of oxygen in inhaled air?
Exhaled air contains 16% oxygen and 21% when inhaled.
Are organisms and living things the same thing?
No, because living organisms breathe...and bacteria is an organism and it doesnt breathe(i think)?!!In biology organism and living organism are the same.The word organism may broadly be defined as "an assembly of molecules that function as a more or less stable whole and has the properties of life".
If the virus that causes chickenpox contains DNA reproduces inside cells of living organisms is not made of cells and does not eat or breathe then why isn't the virus considered to be living?
Viruses are not living things because they do not meat the definition/standard science uses to define living things.
What organisms use gills to breathe?
Fish use gills to breathe underwater.
What do aquatic organisms need to breathe?
gills
Does soil need the air you breathe?
No it is dead organisms and rock they dont need to breathe
What is the name of living organisms that breathe and eat?
Humans
How does photosynthesis help organisms survive?
photosynthesis helps organisms survive by providing them with oxygen to breathe.
Do all organism breath?
All organisms respire. Plants do not breathe, but they respire. Animals breathe to respire.
What those blood do?
it contains oxygen so you can breathe and it contains blood cells
Why do you have to breathe to produce energy?
You breathe in fresh air which contains the oxygen you need. you get rid of carbon dioxide when you breathe out stale air
Do single celled organisms breathe?
yes...thry do!
How do multicellular organisms breathe?
They obtain their oxygen by simple diffusion.
Do planktons have lungs?
No, plankton are single celled organisms that only live underwater. Lungs are only present in some multicellular organisms that breathe air, specifically vertebrates (many multicellular organisms that breathe air like insects do not have lungs).
