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viruses, in the first place, are non living. when they enter a substrate (e.g. host), that's the time they exhibit actions and processes pertaining to a living organism.
this is also the reason why putting viruses in the classification system is still on debate.
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What abiotic factors define the willamette valley?
things that arent alive einstien
How are cilia cells different to a simple cell?
they arent cilia cells. they are cells with cilia.that means they have little hair-like things on the surrounding of its body. it is used for movement.
What can mutations do and do not do?
They can tell you what they are nd what they arent.....
Why are the fingerprints of identical twin are different?
They arent your just blind
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It is classified as a sesamoid bone.
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Viruses are not classified into any of the kingdoms because they cannot live outside of a host cell (they depend on the host cell's DNA to reproduce and undergo metabolic reactions within it).
Why arent some virus considered to be a living thing?
because all right
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downloading things that arent realeased yet.. songs,
Why are viruses not included as part of the cell theory?
They arent alive
Are viruses carnivore omnivores or herbivores?
If I had to pick one, I'd say heterotrophic, but really they're not any of the above. Autotrophic (which includes hemosynthetic) and heterotrophic describe where a living thing gets its energy. Viruses aren't really living things. Also, they don't produce their own energy. Let's take poliovirus as an example. It consists of genetic material (RNA) inside a capside (a shell made of protein). It just floats until it binds to a receptor, gets taken up by a cell, and releases its RNA into the cell. All of this is done with the cell's energy. Then it uses the cell's supplies of molecules, machinery, and energy to replicate, making more copies of itself. It never actually produces ATP energy.
Why can you not kill flu with antibiotics?
Antibiotics are only for killing bacteria, they do not work on viruses which are the cause of the flu. Bacteria are living organisms and so poisons and chemicals can actually kill them. But flu viruses are non-living organisms so they can not be killed, they can only be inactivated by damage or physical blocking by antibodies (made by our immune systems) of the shapes of the structures viruses use to attach to a host's cells. Viruses need a host's cells to use to reproduce, if they can not attach to the cells, they will be inactivated. Antibiotics are not capable of inactivating them.
Do antibiotics work on bacteria?
not on viruses though because viruses arent "alive" they are not living creatures, they are inanimate objects and other words for not alive
Are there any benefits living on Mars?
no there arent
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Many are.
What are 10 steps to became a chef?
As far as I know, to be a chef there arent any steps. To be a chef, you only have to cook for a living. I went looking for the same answer. I cook for a living, but never considered myself a chef. But no training or whatever makes you a chef. Just cook for a living.
Why is it possible for some viral diseases remain undetected for years?
Viruses are not an organism at all. They are not alive. They are nonliving. They are like cockle burrs that "grab" hold of your clothing or a dogs coat. They are hijackers. Once they get attached to the cell of a living cell, they can take it over and "make" the living cell produce virus particles instead of cell parts. These parts can assemble into more viruses and then they breakout of the cell (killing it) and begin the process again. They can not make more viruses on their own. They are very small and can be considered microscopic. We have to use an electron microscope to see them as they are that small. This was not available until recently.
What are man made things?
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