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Do flamingos have cells?
Yes, all animals and plants that exist have cells. The only living things that do not have cells are viruses and perhaps prions.
Is a prion considered an organism?
No prions are composed of protein - they are nonliving.
Do some non living things have characteristics of living things?
no otherwise it would be considered living
Why are host cells not consider living things?
They are considered living.
Why is lettuce considered living?
Lettuce is a plant, and plants are living things.
What the meaning of organs?
An organism is any living thing (i.e. it fits all the criteria required for something to be considered "living"). Examples include bacteria, plants, fungi, protists, and animals. Be careful though, because viruses and certain other infectious agents, like prions and viroids, are not officially considered living things by all scientists.
What is a nonliving thing that reproduces?
It is somewhat doubtful whether viruses and prions can be considered living things. They have some characteristics of living things, but lack others.A fire can reproduce. Several types of computer programs, and especially malicious programs, can reproduce. I believe some of the figures in Conway's Game of Life can reproduce.
Do flamingos have cells?
Yes, all animals and plants that exist have cells. The only living things that do not have cells are viruses and perhaps prions.
Why are cells considered the basic units of life?
Cells are called the basic unit of life because, all living things come from other living things.cells are called the basic units of life, because all living things are made from cells. (some living things are unicellular,have 1 cell, and some living things are multicellular,have more than 1 cell) human beings are multicellular, while bacteria are unicellular.
Is a prion considered an organism?
No prions are composed of protein - they are nonliving.
Why are cells considered to be the basic units of life?
Basically all living organism must have at least one cell to survive and to carry out its function.Organism like virus, viriods or prions are not considered as living organism as they can't carry out its function outside the host cell.
What causes a disease but are not considered to be living organisms?
Viruses are not considered living organisms but can cause disease. Prions that cause Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Mad Cow disease, aka vCJD- variant Creutzfeld-Jakob disease when in humans) are not living organisms as they are just misfolded protein particles.
Do some non living things have characteristics of living things?
no otherwise it would be considered living
Do all living things require all charcteristics of life to be considered living?
Yes they do if not fire along with many other things would be considered living.
Why are host cells not consider living things?
They are considered living.
Why aren't cars considered organisms?
Because cars are not living things. organisms are living things.
Why is lettuce considered living?
Lettuce is a plant, and plants are living things.
