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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.
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The virus that causes chicken pox contains DNA. It reproduces inside the cells of living organisms. The virus is not made of cells and does not eat or breathe. Why isn’t the virus considered to be a living thing?
it is not made of cells (A+)
Why is a virus particle not considered a living thing?
no metabolism
Why arent some virus considered to be a living thing?
because all right
Virus is living or nonliving?
A virus is considered non-living. It does not have all the characteristics of a living thing unlike bacteria. Viruses need living cells to reproduce while any living things can reproduce (asexually or not).
What is a parasite bacteria or virus?
Bacteria. A virus is a non-living thing. Bacteria is a living thing.
Is there such thing as a chicken virus?
There are virus's that chickens get, yes. I am not aware of a virus called "chicken virus" unless you are referring to "chicken pox". There is "chicken anaemia virus" or CAV but it's not very common nowadays due to better vaccinations.
What is an entity that can get you sick invade your body but is not technically a living thing?
A virus is an example of an entity that can cause sickness by invading your body, but it is not considered a living thing because it cannot replicate or carry out metabolic processes on its own.
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 Ebola virus a living or non-living organisim?
Virus cannot considered living. They lack cellular organization
Why is a virus considered a none living thing?
They have no metabolism, no cellular structure, and can not reproduce without a host cell. They are considered to straddle the line between "life" and "nonlife".
Why is a virus not considered a living organism?
b
What cell comes in a fundamental living matter and come in two forms?
DNA is the fundamental living matter. A virus, considered to be a living matter consists of core of DNA. When this virus invades a Bacterial cell, it forms the Bacteriophase.DNA is the fundamental living matter. A virus, considered to be a living matter consists of core of DNA. When this virus invades a Bacterial cell, it forms the Bacteriophase.
