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There is no such thing. viruses are so very small that a living thing could not live inside one. But a virus inside a living thing could be called latent if it is not causing a disease or active if it is.
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∙ 8y agoThey are called the host. Virus depends on the host
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A simple organism that can only reproduce within a living plant or animal cell they often cause disease?
that's a virus.
Is it true that a virus is a living organism?
false
Why is a virus not considered a living organism?
b
What would happen to a virus that never came in contact with a living cell-?
Since a virus can only replicate on a living cell, host cell, it wouldn't be able to reproduce.
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.
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.
Is The organism that attaches itself to healthy cells is called a virus?
virus
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.
The cell or organism which a virus depends is called?
This is the host (organism) and the cell is called the host cell.
