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How long does a cold virus live in a medicine bottle?
A cold virus can typical live for a day in a medicine bottle. This virus cannot last longer than this without a host.
Can a virus without its host for very long?
If you are asking if a virus can live very long without its host, then no. Viruses aren't alive in the first place. Because viruses can't reproduce on their own, they are not considered living organisms. Because they aren't living to begin with, they cannot die.
Why are viruses consider to be nonliving?
They cannot live outside of a host.
What is a virus called outside a host cell?
virus can't live outside host cell
Why is virus not considered nonliving?
they can not reproduce without a host cell .
What can grow and reproduce without a live host?
It is bacteria that can grow and reproduce without a live host
Can a virus live in extreme condition?
Viruses can live in host cells :P trolled.
Do viruses grow on dead cells?
Viruses that enter a cell do not die. A virus cannot reproduce on its own so it needs to find a cell in which to live. After the virus is done reproducing, most host cells die.
Can viruses live on their own?
No, because for a virus to reproduce, it needs a cell to take energy and stuff from. When the cell is dead it moves on to another cell. It short, it is very hard for a virus to reproduce or multiply, without a host (e.g. a red blood cell).
Do virus live only inside the cell of another organism yes or no?
Yes virus cannot survive on the atmosphere beside living in host. It is a kind a neutral parasite which acts like a non living but works on the living cell
How is a virus and cell the same?
they arent the same a virus is technically not condidered living because it does not have all the proper organells but it can count as a protist or a parasite which needs to attach itself to a host to live and reproduce that is another reason viruses are not like cellls because they cannot reproduce on their own they need a host and once they infect the host they reproduce the same virus and so on but anyway a cell is like a virus for a number of reasons just GOOGLE it retard have a nice day
How long does a virus live in a hostile environment outside the host?
Depending on the virus, it can live for several minutes up to a week or more depending on the environmental conditions.
