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Viruses are not considered alive because they lack the ability to reproduce unless they have a host to reproduce for them. When viruses are not attache to a living cell they lose all living characteristics.
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Viruses are not considered alive because they lack which of the following what?
metabolism
Why would a one child policy ever be considered?
because of over population and because of lack of space in China.
Viruses are not considered alive because they lack?
Some people argue that viruses are not alive because they lack any form of energy, carbon metabolism, and they canâ??t replicate or evolve. Therefore, they do not exhibit the same set of characteristics of all living things.
Because of the somewhat distorted figures unusual spaces and lack or proportion is considered a forerunner of mannerism?
A. Michellangelos work on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Why are reticulate bodies considered energy parasites?
Reticulate bodies are often termed "energy parasites" because they lack an enzyme system for producing ATP.
Are you considered a jerk if you see a girl that you have a crush on falls in front of you and you feel bad for her. but because of your lack of confidence or shyness you don't ask her if she's Ok?
No
Is Microphthalmia considered a disability?
Yes, and so is your lack of such knowledge!
Is a nonliving particles that causes disease?
Viruses are considered to be non-living things, and are capable of causing disease. The reason viruses are not considered living is because they lack many of the characteristics of life until they infect a host cell.
Fewer organisms live at the bottom of a deep lake because of the lack of what?
Because of lack of oxygen and sunlight.
The most primitive seedless vascular plants are often considered whisk ferns because?
D. A and B They lack vascular tissue in their "roots" and "leaves" and they possess rhizoids.
What is a nonliving particle that causes a disease?
Viruses are considered to be non-living things, and are capable of causing disease. The reason viruses are not considered living is because they lack many of the characteristics of life until they infect a host cell.
What do Mycoplasma bacteria lack?
Mycoplasma is a genus of bacteria that lack a cell wall. They can be parasitic or saprotrophic, with some considered to be pathogenic in humans.
