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Are viruses general or highly specific to the cells they can infect?
Highly specific
What are most viruses highly specific to the cells they infect?
somehow
Are viruses old prehistoric cells or are they highly evolved cells?
viruses dont have cells
What are viruses that infect bacteria called?
the virus that infects bacteria is bacteriophage
Are viruses general or specific to the cells that they infect?
viruses are specific to the cells they infect called host cells
How does a viruses cause disease?
Put simply it infects your cells with its own form of DNA that cause you body to make more and thenthey infect more cells sorta
Can a virus infect any type of cell?
Yes.It infects fungi,plants,animals and bacterias
Why does the number of viruses sometimes increase and sometimes decrease?
it sometimes decreases because as the virus infects a beacterial cell its dormant as it infects it. it then spreads to other cells adn becomes active again. 9A. do you own work
What types of organisms does bacteriophage attack?
Bacteriophages are viruses that infect and replicate within bacteria. They do not infect human cells or other eukaryotic organisms. Bacteriophages are specific to infecting particular bacterial species or strains.
Is a virus cell in the body a bacteriaophage?
Bacteriaophage litterally means Eater of Bacteria. Viruses don't eat bacteria, they hijack the cellular machinery to create more copies. Viruses do kill bacteria, but that is distinct from eating them.
Are viruses able to infect any cell?
Viruses are highly specific in their ability to infect host cells, as they typically target particular species or cell types based on the presence of specific receptors on the cell surface. Each virus has evolved to recognize and bind to these receptors, which limits its range of potential hosts. While some viruses can infect a wide variety of cells, most are specialized and can only infect certain types of cells within a specific organism or closely related species.
Why are viruses effective as vectors?
Viruses have proven to be highly effective as vectors since these are biological entities with a natural function of infecting host cells.
