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Why do scientists have difficulty including viruses in the category of living organisms?
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∙ 12y ago
Because a virus is not a living cell. It consists of an outer coat of protein surrounding a core of DNA or RNA. A virus can reproduce while it is inside a living host cell, but outside the host organism, it shows no sign of life. As such, viruses are not included in any of the six kingdoms of living things.
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Category of organisms that eat other orginisms for their food?
Organisms that eat other organisms are called heterotrops
What do scientists mean when they say that species is the only natural rank in classification?
They mean that species are a fundamental category of taxonomic classification, ranking below a genus or subgenus and consisting of related organisms capable of interbreeding.
What category of organisms is least likely to be revised?
species
What category of organisms can mate and produce fertile offsprings?
species
Scientists used to classify organisms as either plants or animals Why doesn't that classification system work?
that classification system doesn't work because new organisms have been discovered and don't fit into either category. Also the categories are not specific which makes it harder to identify the organism.
What would scientists do if they find organisms that did not fit in any of the kingdoms?
They Will Make Up A New Kingdom/Category, But It Unlikely For Any Organism To Not Fit In A Category We Have Already Created. ;)
Which is not a category of margins organisms?
Aphotic
Category of organisms that eat other orginisms for their food?
Organisms that eat other organisms are called heterotrops
Which is not a category of marine organisms?
aphotic
What do scientists mean when they say that species is the only natural rank in classification?
They mean that species are a fundamental category of taxonomic classification, ranking below a genus or subgenus and consisting of related organisms capable of interbreeding.
What is the smallest category used for classyfing organisms?
Species
What category of organisms is least likely to be revised?
species
What category of organisms mate and produce fertile offspring?
species
What category of organisms can mate and produce fertile offsprings?
species
What is the lowermost category in the hierarchy of classification of group of organisms?
The lowermost category in the hierarchy of classification of a group of organisms is species. It is the most specific level in the classification system and represents a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.
Is species a category of related organisms?
Yes, a species is a category used in biological classification to group together organisms that have similar characteristics and can interbreed to produce fertile offspring. Members of the same species are considered to be more closely related to each other than to members of other species.
How do scientists classify living things that do not fit into an existing category?
ugly
