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Viruses are considered to be non-living and because they are not alive, they can not reproduce. A better term is to replicate or make a copy of themselves. It is like using a copy machine.
Another interesting thing is that you can't kill a virus since it isn't alive. You can remove it physically by washing a counter top or your hands.
Or you can use an antiviral drug which actually causes an inactivation of the virus particles outside the cell, prevent viral attachment and/or entry, prevent replication of the viral genes, prevent synthesis of viral proteins and prevent assembly or release of new infectious virions. They totally interfere with the viral cycle.
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∙ 12y agoIt's funny I just took a test on this, but anyway viruses are like humans they can reproduce as much as they want but the virus must go to a cell that's healthy to reproduce.
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Which microorganisns cannot multiply on their own?
Viruses cannot reproduce on their own. They must invade and infect other cells in order to be able to reproduce.
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.
What are two reasons that viruses are considered non living?
Some argue that viruses are not living organisms because they can only replicate themselves by infecting a host cell and therefore cannot reproduce on their own. And also viruses do not metabolize on their own.
Does a virus use sexual reproduction?
Viruses cannot reproduce themselves alone. They inject their DNA into living cells of a host organism. The virus cells use the host cells to develop themselves and leave the cell when ready. Viruses are not living, so they are dependent on a living organism for reproduction.
Can non-living things reproduce?
Viruses can reproduce only inside a cell of living organisms. Viruses are sometimes considered non-living structures because they lack cells.
What are pathogens cannot reproduce on their own?
viruses
These pathogens cannot reproduce on their own and they must invade other cells to multiply?
Viruses
Are Viruses able to reproduce without using other organisms?
viruses are dormant when they are not inside a living cell. that means they don't have living characteristics when outside a living cell. they only reproduce when they are inside a living cell.
Can viruses lives live on their own?
Yes,they live in hosts only to reproduce.
What are the differences between viruses and bacteria?
Bacteria: Bacteria can be killed by antibiotics. Bacteria is larger. Bacteria can reproduce from the life cycle. Viruses: Viruses cant be killed by antibiotics. Viruses are smaller than bacteria. Viruses cant reproduce without help from a host cell or organism.
Do viruses break into bodies cells to reproduce?
Yes, that's basically what they do: they take over the cell's own ability to reproduce itself but then not to make more of that cell but to make more viruses.
Which microorganisns cannot multiply on their own?
Viruses cannot reproduce on their own. They must invade and infect other cells in order to be able to reproduce.
What difference between bacteria and viruses shows that bacteria are living organisms and viruses?
Bacteria are able to reproduce on their own while viruses need a host to.
What organism that can reproduce only inside a host cell?
viruses can only reproduce in living cells by injecting their own dna into the nucleus
What two ways that viruses do not act like living things?
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.
What are reasons viruses are considered non living?
Two very important reasons are growth and reproduction. Viruses do not have a way of converting potential energy, or photonic energy, into useful forms; no metabolism. Viruses can not reproduce on their own and must hijack a cell's reproductive machinery to reproduce themselves.
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.
