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What must viruses rely on for replication?
they must find a host cell in the infected body and take it over to force it to replicate
What do viruses have to rely on for replication?
They rely on their host. They can not reproduce on their own, so they are not considered living. They inject genetic information into a host cell and make the cell produce more viruses.
What are reasons viruses are considered non living?
Two very important reasons are growth and reproduction. Viruses do not have a way of converting potential energy, or photonic energy, into useful forms; no metabolism. Viruses can not reproduce on their own and must hijack a cell's reproductive machinery to reproduce themselves.
Can viruses reproduce by themselves?
No. Viruses must invade a host cell and hijack its resources to replicate itself.
What is the only life function that viruses share with a cell?
The only life function that a virus shares with a cell is reproduction. Both cells and viruses reproduce in some way.
Do viruses move independently or dependently?
Some viruses can move parts of their body, but most viruses rely on their hosts.
What are properties of viruses?
viruses are non cellular , they have no sexual or asexual reproduction they reproduce by replication
What separates viruses from living things?
Viruses lack the ability to carry out basic functions of living organisms, such as metabolism and reproduction, when they are outside a host cell. They also do not have the machinery to generate energy or produce proteins on their own. Viruses are considered obligate intracellular parasites because they rely on host cells to replicate.
Why are viruses considering to be non living?
Many scientists consider viruses to be non living because each and every living organism must carry out these 7 life processes for it to be considered living: Movement, Reproduction, Sensitivity, Growth, Respiration, Excretion and Nutrition. Viruses do all of these things except reproduction, which they cannot do. Instead, they multiply by using other living organism's cells which has caused a lot of debate over whether that counts as reproduction in the scientific community.
Are sunflowers pollinators, or do they rely on other pollinators for reproduction?
Sunflowers are not pollinators themselves, but rely on other pollinators such as bees, butterflies, and birds to transfer pollen between flowers for reproduction.
Are viruses mobile or immobile?
Viruses are immobile. They can not move on their own, and rely on their hosts biological systems to move them around.
What has the author Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat written?
Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat has written: 'Structure and assembly' -- subject(s): Morphology, Nucleic acids, RNA viruses, Viruses 'Descriptive catalogue of viruses' -- subject(s): Dictionaries, Viruses 'Reproduction: small and intermediate RNA viruses' -- subject(s): RNA viruses, Reproduction 'Newly characterized vertebrate viruses' -- subject(s): Diseases, Fishes, Vertebrates, Viruses 'Regulation and genetics, genetics of animal viruses' -- subject(s): Viral genetics 'Structure and assembly--primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structures' -- subject(s): Morphology, Viruses 'Reproduction, bacterial DNA viruses' -- subject(s): Bacteriophages, DNA replication, DNA viruses, Reproduction, Virus Replication 'Comprehensive Virology (Physics of Atoms and Molecules)' 'Design and function at the threshold of life'
