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viruses can only reproduce in living cells by injecting their own dna into the nucleus

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What circumstances can viruses reproduce?

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


What must reproduce inside a virus?

Nothing reproduces inside a virus. It has to latch on the a host cell and insert its' DNA or RNA and then make the host cell reproduce virus particles.


What is an organism that supports a virus or other organism?

The answer to this question is a host! A host could be a host cell which a virus uses to reproduce and create more viruses to get you sick!


Viruses can reproduce only inside what?

host cells!


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 type of organism requires a host cell?

Viruses require a host cell to replicate and reproduce. They inject their genetic material into the host cell where it instructs the cell to make new virus particles.


Do viruses reproduce inside host cells causing them to burst?

Yes, viruses can reproduce inside host cells by hijacking the host cell's machinery to make copies of themselves. This can cause the host cell to burst, releasing the newly formed viruses to infect other cells.


Are Viruses able to reproduce without using other organisms?

viruses are dormant when they are not inside a living cell. that means they don't have living characteristics when outside a living cell. they only reproduce when they are inside a living cell.


The cell or organism which a virus depends is called?

This is the host (organism) and the cell is called the host cell.


What to viruses reproduce?

a host Cell


Sentence with host cell?

The virus enters the host cell and uses the cell's machinery to replicate itself.


Which of these conditions qualify a disease to be termed infectious?

an organism that can reproduce itself in a host