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Q: Why aren't viruses as living organisms?
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What are the differances viruses and bacteria?

viruses are non living and bacteria are living organisms


Why scientist believe that virus are not living organisms?

viruses do not grow, and viruses do not respond to changes in their environment. Therefore, viruses are not living organisms. All living things reproduce, but Viruses need living cells to reproduce because Viruses cannot reproduce by themselves.


Are viruses nonliving?

Active (non-killed) viruses are living organisms.


Should viruses be consideres living organisms?

No viruses should not be considered living organisms because they require a host to live &therefore are not an organism but an infestation.


What are the differences between properties of viruses and properties of organisms?

viruses are on the borderline of living and non living while organisms are living, viruses are simple structured, they have a DNA strand surrounded by a protein coat and sometimes a tail while organisms consist of complex cells


Why viruses are difficult to classify as living organisms?

It is because viruses are not made up of cells


Which is different between bacteria and viruses that shows that bacteria are living organisms and viruses are not?

Viruses require a living organism to do anything - most especially to reproduce.


Which difference between bacteria and viruses shows that bacteria are living organisms and viruses are not?

Viruses require a living organism to do anything - most especially to reproduce.


Would you classify viruses as a livind thing or nonliving thing?

Living. Because viruses are caused by germs...which are living organisms


Which animals are non-living?

All animals are living, but viruses are classified as non-living organisms.


How are viruses and organisms different?

Viruses are things that spread and contain germs. An Organism is a living thing.


How are viruses different organisms?

Viruses are things that spread and contain germs. An Organism is a living thing.