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Can a virus make ATP?
Viruses use energy in the form of ATP to function. All living things will need ATP so as to function in a normal manner.
What does a eukaryotic cell use to make reverse transcriptase?
A eukaryotic cell uses its own enzymes to make reverse transcriptase.
Why do biologists consider viruses to be nonliving?
Viruses are not cells and do not have a cell membrane or other components of living cells. They cannot reproduce on their own. They cannot move on their own. They also can not use energy. They are alive in the sense that they are organic material, but not in the sense that they are independent living things.Also they cannot respond to stimulus.Most biologists today consider viruses to be nonliving because viruses do not have all the characteristics essential for life. Viruses are not cells and do not use their own energy to grow or to respond to their surroundings. Viruses also cannot make food, take in food, or produce wastes. The only way in which viruses are like organisms is that they are able to multiply.CREDITS FROM: NORTH CAROLINA 8TH GRADE PRENTICE HALL SCIENCE EXPLORER
What do enzymes do for the body?
Enzymes are globular proteins that function as biological catalysts in the body. They help to activate and speed up anabolic and catabolic reactions. For example, enzymes help to break down/digest the food you eat.
What is a catabolic pathway in which organic molecules are broken down to release energy for use by the cell?
Glycolysis is a catabolic pathway in which glucose is broken down in the cytoplasm of the cell to produce ATP and NADH. This process is the first step in cellular respiration and helps generate energy for the cell to use in various metabolic processes.
Why are viruses difficult to target therapeutically?
Viruses use their host's metabolic enzymes and some viruses mutate very quickly so they can easily become resistant to drugs. Viruses are almost biologically inert until they infect a cell.
Name two features that distinguish viruses from bacteria?
All bacteria use their own ribosomes for protein synthesis while all viruses have to use their hosts' ribosomes. All bacteria have their own energy generation mechanisms (cellular respiration or photosynthesis) while all viruses have no intrinsic energy generation mechanisms.
Can a virus make ATP?
Viruses use energy in the form of ATP to function. All living things will need ATP so as to function in a normal manner.
How do you make your own DNA to make a new breed?
You cant make your own DNA, you use certain enzymes to get the part of the DNA that you want to use in genetic engineering.
How do viruses obtain carbohydrates?
Viruses do not have the machinery to produce their own carbohydrates. Instead, they rely on the host cells they infect to supply the necessary carbohydrates for their replication and survival. Viruses can hijack the host cell's metabolic pathways to obtain carbohydrates for their own use.
Who was Edward Howell?
He advocated the consumption of large amounts of plant enzymes, theorizing that if the body had to use less of its own enzymes for digestion, it could store them for maintaining metabolic harmony.
What does a virus do to its host cell?
A virus hijacks the host cell's machinery to replicate itself, causing the cell to produce more viruses. This can eventually lead to cell death and the spread of the virus to other cells.
Why does a virus not have both DNA and RNA?
Because it doesn't use it's DNA or RNA to function, it uses it to inject into a cell and switch the cell's instructions to its own so the cell will make more viruses. Cells have DNA and RNA to tell the cell what to do, but viruses just do it naturally. Viruses have no use for both.
What does a eukaryotic cell use to make reverse transcriptase?
A eukaryotic cell uses its own enzymes to make reverse transcriptase.
Do medical viruses use energy?
yes medical viruses does use energy
What does the virus use from the host cell in order to make new viral nucleic acid and?
The virus takes over a cell's DNA and forces it, along with some of the viruses own DNA as a 'blueprint' to make more viruses. Hope this helped!
How could a multicellular organism use lysosomes as a defense against viruses like AIDS?
A multicellular organism could use lysosomes to degrade and remove viral particles, preventing them from infecting healthy cells. Lysosomes contain enzymes that break down foreign materials, including viruses, and can help in the intracellular defense mechanism against infections like AIDS. By fusing lysosomes with the vesicles containing viruses, the organism can effectively neutralize and eliminate the threat posed by the virus.
