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Is it true that a virus is a living organism?
false
Why is a virus not considered a living organism?
b
Can a virus grow and replicate within a host organism?
Yes, a virus can grow and replicate within a host organism by hijacking the host's cellular machinery to produce more virus particles.
When a virus visits you have you encountered a living organism?
Yes.
Why is it not really correct to call a virus a microbe?
It is incorrect to call a virus a microbe because a microbe is a living organism, while a virus is not. Viruses do not exhibit all the characteristics necessary to be classified as a living organism.
What would happen to a virus that never came in contact with a living cell-?
Since a virus can only replicate on a living cell, host cell, it wouldn't be able to reproduce.
What is a living thing that a virus or parasite lives on or in organism with no nucleus?
A virus or parasite that lives within an organism lacking a nucleus could infect a prokaryotic cell, such as a bacterium. In this case, the virus or parasite would utilize the host's cellular machinery to replicate and survive without the presence of a nucleus.
What living thing provides energy for a virus or an organism?
parasites
Why do viruses infect living organisms?
Because the living organism has to replicate the DNA that the virus infects the host with. It can't do this if it is a dead organism.
A weakened or modified virus that is introduced into an organism to stimulate immunity is called a?
A weakened or modified virus that is introduced into an organism to stimulate immunity is called a vaccine.
What organism does the flu virus represent?
The flu virus is a virus. It is a non-living particle that infects living cells, takes over their machinery and makes more of themselves.
The cell or organism which a virus depends is called?
This is the host (organism) and the cell is called the host cell.
