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Once viruses are in your body, they are attracted to cells because they see a cell as a pleasant host.
Viruses are not technically living because, even though they carry out many of the processes that living things do, they cannot do this by themselves, which is why they need another host body.
A virus will attach itself to one of your cells, and inject it's DNA into the cell, causing it to become a virus-making factory. Once enough viruses are made, the cell bursts open and hundreds of new viruses are released throughout your body.
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Which component of a virus is lacking in a cell?
Both a living cell and a virus contain nucleic acid. The virus has a capsid, whereas a living cell does not.
What cell is smaller a virus cell a bacteria cell or a yeast cell?
The YEAST cell is by far the biggest cell out of a BACTERIUM and a VIRUS.... I know this 'cos it was on my science homework and 'cos i found it on another website which gave me the urge to put it here since the question hadn't been answered....x
Does the host cell usually benefit from having a virus?
The host cell does not benefit from having a virus. The virus usually kills it.
Cell in which a virus multiplies it self?
A virus replicates inside a host cell. For example 'Bacteriophase'
What does a typical virus cell look like?
A virus is a relatively long molecule, not a cell.
Where can I get a Drawing of a virus cell?
No where. A virus is not a cell.
What does a cell and virus have in common?
What a cell and a virus have in common is the RNA or DNA. The virus can be either a RNA virus or a DNA virus.
What attracts viruses?
receptors on cell membrane
Which is smaller a cell or virus?
A virus.
Which component of a virus is lacking in a cell?
Both a living cell and a virus contain nucleic acid. The virus has a capsid, whereas a living cell does not.
What provides energy for an virus?
A virus does not have a metabolism. To reproduce, a virus takes control of a living cell, forcing the cell to make copies of the virus. All energy is provided by the cell.
Why is the virus eukaryote cell?
It has no nucleus, though technically a virus is not a cell at all.
The cell a virus lives on or in is called?
A virus will replicate within a host cell.
How does a host living cell face with an enemy virus?
A virus and a cell have to have matching "docking" proteins for the virus to invade. Otherwise the virus is blocked.
How does a virus affect humans?
A virus affects humans by invading a cell. The virus then forces the cell to produce viral material rather than cell material. This causes the cell to replicate the virus rather than itself.
What is a nonliving particle that invades a cell?
a virus
Why is the cell invaded by the virus called a host cell?
A cell invaded by a virus is known as the 'host cell', as it 'hosted' the virus with shelter and food.
