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Yes, viruses require a host in order to reproduce. They cannot replicate on their own and rely on infecting a host cell to reproduce and spread.

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What do viruses require to be able to reproduce?

a host cell


What is the similarities in temperate and virulent viruses?

They both require a host cell to reproduce and they are both types of viruses


Which of the following is inaccurate in relation to viruses they have nuclei acid core they feature a capsid they seek out a specific host they reproduce independently?

they reproduce independentlyThis is a false statement as viruses need a host cell and it's replicative machinery to reproduce their genetic material.


Do viruses only reproduce inside living things?

A Virus must invade a host cell in order to reproduce. What people commonly mix up with them is bacteria which has no need to


What circumstances can viruses reproduce?

Only within a living cell that they can take control of.


What to viruses reproduce?

a host Cell


What type of organism requires a host cell?

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Is H1N1 virus eukaryote?

No. Viruses are not cells since they are not considered living. Scientists classify viruses as non-living because they require a host in order to reproduce, cannot move on their own, and do not expend energy in order to carry out life functions.


Why are viruses difficult to culture?

Because viruses need a live host in order to reproduce. Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites. Therefore, they cannot reproduce outside their host cell, and therefore die out. They are diffcult to culture because you need something living in order to culture them in, and see the progress.


Which microorganisns cannot multiply on their own?

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Can a virus replicate outside a living cell?

What we need to understand is, viruses do not have its own synthetic machinery such as ribosomes to make proteins. Hence they are completely dependent on the host synthetic machinery for their replication. Virus infects the host cells, integrate its genetic material with the host to produce progeny viral particles.


Viruses have some of the properties of living organisms which is a characteristic of all organisms but NOT of viruses?

One of the characteristics is they contain genetic material (DNA), which is a characteristic that all living things must have in order to be considered living. And also when inside a host, they are able to reproduce, which all living things must be able to do.