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Why could a virus not infect another virus?
Viruses only infect living organisms and since they are not alive, they can not infect other viruses. The question is interesting though.
Are there any beneficial viruses that can have a positive impact on living organisms or the environment?
Yes, there are beneficial viruses known as bacteriophages that can help control harmful bacteria in the environment and in living organisms. Bacteriophages are viruses that specifically infect and kill bacteria, which can be used in medicine, agriculture, and environmental cleanup.
Where would viruses most likely grow?
Viruses can only live in living organisms (viruses themselves are not actually living). They might infect cells in our body, such as throat cells (infection of throat cells causes sore throat).
What do you call a person who studies the viruses?
A person who studies viruses is called a virologist. Virologists study the structure, evolution, and behavior of viruses to understand how they infect living organisms and cause diseases.
What is Hershey-Chase contribution to science?
they studied viruses and nonliving particles smaller than a cell that may infect living organisms.
What intermediate organism can only reproduce in living cells?
Viruses are the intermediate organisms that can only reproduce in living cells since they lack the cellular machinery necessary for replication. They infect a host cell, take over the cell's machinery to replicate, and then release new viruses to infect other cells.
What are the differances viruses and bacteria?
viruses are non living and bacteria are living organisms
Would you classify viruses as a livind thing or nonliving thing?
Viruses are considered nonliving because they cannot carry out essential life processes on their own, such as metabolism and reproduction. They need to infect a host cell to replicate and can't reproduce independently.
The phrase is not a cell but has the ability to reproduce within a living cell can be used to describe?
Viruses. Viruses are not considered living organisms, but they can replicate and reproduce inside living host cells by hijacking the cell's machinery. This process leads to the production of new virus particles, which can then infect other cells.
What is a difference between bacteria and viruses shows that bacteria are living organisms and viruses are nit?
Part of the definition of a living thing is that it can reproduce itself, which a virus can't do. Bacteria reproduce like any other cellular organism: by cellular division. Viruses, however, can not reproduce themselves. Instead, they infect other cells and force those to make more viruses.
Why are viruses placed in separate group under classification?
Viruses are placed in a separate group because they are not considered living organisms. They lack the ability to carry out metabolism or reproduce on their own, and they must infect host cells in order to replicate. This distinguishes them from other organisms classified in the biological system.
What are the viruses the infect bacteria called?
Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria.
