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Why is a virus not considered to be a unicellular organism?
Virus is not cellular. It does not have cells, nor is it made from one cell.Virus is not an organism. It is not alive and cannot considered an organism.It is mainly because it can not reproduce itself, its multiplication solely depend on the host. So no host=no virus! which also means virus is not an organism, but just an infectious agent or particle.
What is an organism that lives in or on a host cell?
Ringworms manifest in dogs heart and are considered parasites, which is a small living organism that needs a host to survive.
What does it mean that a microorganism is non-pathogenic?
A pathogen = a virus. An organism, macro or micro, is alive, but viruses cannot technically be considered 'living.' Thus, non-pathogenic means 'not a virus'.
Bacteria is a living or non-living organisms?
Certainly a living organism
Is influenza virus prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
Influenza are a virus type.They do not have cells
Why is HIV not considered living?
HIV is a virus, and since viruses require another organism to carry out the functions that would classify it as a living organism, it's considered "dead," that is until it finds a host.
Is it true that a virus is a living organism?
false
Why are cells considered to be the basic units of life?
Basically all living organism must have at least one cell to survive and to carry out its function.Organism like virus, viriods or prions are not considered as living organism as they can't carry out its function outside the host cell.
When a virus visits you have you encountered a living organism?
Yes.
Why is it not really correct to call a virus a microbe?
It is incorrect to call a virus a microbe because a microbe is a living organism, while a virus is not. Viruses do not exhibit all the characteristics necessary to be classified as a living organism.
What living thing provides energy for a virus or an organism?
parasites
Can limestone be considered as living organism or has life?
No, limestone is a sedimentary rock, not a living organism.
Why do viruses infect living organisms?
Because the living organism has to replicate the DNA that the virus infects the host with. It can't do this if it is a dead organism.
What organism is considered living and nonliving?
we can
Is ice considered a living organism?
no
Is Ebola virus a living or non-living organisim?
Virus cannot considered living. They lack cellular organization
What organism does the flu virus represent?
The flu virus is a virus. It is a non-living particle that infects living cells, takes over their machinery and makes more of themselves.
