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Viruses are not alive in any sense and have no living characteristics. They are hijackers of living cells. Their DNA (or RNA) take over the cell nucleus and instead of making cell parts, the cell now makes virus parts. These parts are assembled (like building a LEGO model) and when the cell is full, the cell membrane breaks, the cells dies and the viruses escape and highjack other cells. Viruses do not breathe, eat, digest, and do not have any life processes.
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What is a tiny particle that has characteristics of both living and nonliving things?
This is (generally) referring to a VIRUS particle. Viruses can reproduce (a characteristic of living organisms) but may also be crystallised (a characteristic of non-living organisms). For this reason, a good number of scientists prefer not to talk of a virus as a living thing and even find discord classifying it under the normal taxonomic concepts and rules.
Is the Ebola virus living?
No. No virus is living.
Which virus characteristic enables a virus to change specific aspects of itself when it replicates?
Polymorphism
What is a characteristic of a person?
A characteristic is, something that a person does for a living.
Is Ebola virus a living or non-living organisim?
Virus cannot considered living. They lack cellular organization
What is a characteristic of a virus that does not play a part in its classification?
mode of metabolism
Which characteristic of living things is not observed in all living things and which living thing does not show this characteristic?
Movement is that characterstics not shown by all living things, plants are the example of this.
Is a complex structural organization not a characteristic of living organisms?
A complex structural organization is an essential characteristic of a living organism
What are the characteristic of virus?
A virus is non-cellular with a typical size of 20-30 nanometers. They contain no cytoplasm or organelles. They have no chromosomes only, RNA and DNA. They have a protein coat. They depend on cells from a host plant or animal for metabolism and reproduction since they are not living organisms.
What is a parasite bacteria or virus?
Bacteria. A virus is a non-living thing. Bacteria is a living thing.
Is a virus living, non-living or both?
non-living
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.
