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They don't have their own metabolism and they can't reproduce on their own, two reasons for which they are obligatory parasites. They have to infect other cells with metabolisms to reproduce.
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What are four ways that viruses are like living things?
Viruses are living things, but very strange: they barely make the list of life.1. Viruses do not eat or give off waste.2. Viruses do not grow.3. Viruses cannot reproduce on their own: they have to hijack cells since they don't have the equipment themselves.4. Viruses are a whole lot smaller than even bacteria: an influenza virus is ten times shorter than a Strepoccocus bacterium that causes strep throat.
What are 4 ways viruses are not like living things?
They do not do what we (or even bacteria do): 1. grow on their own 2. respire 3. take in nutrients 4. reproduce 5. respond to their enviroment
In what way is a virus like an organism?
There are many ways that viruses are NOT like living organisms. Viruses differ from living organisms in the following ways: • Viruses cannot reproduce without the help of a host cell • Viruses do not metabolize organic nutrients, but instead use ATP made by the host cell. • Viruses are not separated from their external environment by some sort of barrier like a cell wall or membrane. • Viruses contain either DNA or RNA but never both. A virus can also be like organisms in that they still consist of macromolecules like proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates and lipids just like organisms do.
What are two ways viruses are like living things?
The only characteristic of a living thing that is shared by viruses is genetic material, either DNA or RNA. They do not reproduce, their genetic information hijacks a living cell's machinery, and turns the cell into a virus factory, this is called replication. They do not require food. Some viruses have moving parts that allow them to inject their genetic material into the host cell.
What are 4 ways that viruses are not like living things?
Viruses are living things, but very strange: they barely make the list of life.1. Viruses do not eat or give off waste.2. Viruses do not grow.3. Viruses cannot reproduce on their own: they have to hijack cells since they don't have the equipment themselves.4. Viruses are a whole lot smaller than even bacteria: an influenza virus is ten times shorter than a Strepoccocus bacterium that causes strep throat.
List two ways viruses differ from living things?
1) Viruses do not grow, they are a certain size from the moment they are made. Just a protein coat and a set of genetic instructions. 2) Viruses do not respire they don't turn over energy at all, they hijack living cells which can turn over energy and use them to do their reproduction. 3) Viruses do not excreat waste products- they don't make any so they don't need to. Most living things make some toxic substances which must be got rid off eg carbon dioxide and urea. 4) Viruses cannot reproduce, make more of their own kind without hijacking the apparatus of a living cell.
How will they affect your program?
By various ways like by sending viruses.
How do living things excrete?
Different living things excrete in different ways: there is no single way.
How do all living things excrete?
Different living things excrete in different ways: there is no single way.
Three Characteristics of Viruses that are characteristics of living things?
Viruses react to the environment, reproduce (through asexual means), and need energy to survive. They are also capable of passing hereditary information, but that could be included in reproduction.
3 ways that living creatures use protenis?
Proteins in living things use proteins in many ways. The three man ways are living, producing cells and hair.
Which ways are fats used in living things?
to store energy : )
