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Viruses steal resources from their host cells primarily by hijacking the host's cellular machinery and metabolic processes. They utilize the host's ribosomes to translate their own viral proteins and replicate their genetic material. Additionally, viruses may exploit the host's energy supplies, nucleotides, and amino acids to assemble new viral particles. This resource theft ultimately disrupts normal cellular functions and can lead to cell damage or death.
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What is an organism that can provide a source of energy for a virus or another organism?
An organism that can provide a source of energy for a virus or another organism is called a host. The host organism can provide resources and nutrients necessary for the growth and reproduction of the virus or another organism that depends on it for survival.
Why is the cell invaded by the virus called a host cell?
The cell invaded by the virus is called a host cell because it provides the environment and resources necessary for the virus to replicate and multiply. The virus uses the host cell's machinery to produce more viruses, ultimately leading to the destruction of the host cell.
Cell in which a virus multiplies it self?
A virus multiplies itself in a host cell by using the cell's machinery to replicate its own genetic material and produce new viral particles. The virus takes over the host cell's resources to create copies of itself, eventually causing the host cell to burst and release the newly formed viruses to infect other cells.
Can a virus have a host?
Viruses do not cause diseases in the host. Why? Well, the host is already causing the virus so it is IMPOSSIBLE for another virus to be cause in the host.
What is the first event that occurred when a virus infects the host cell?
The virus attaches to the host cells membrane.
A virus needs energy to?
Multiply. A virus needs energy to multiply.
How does a Swine Flu virus get energy?
It steals it from its host. A virus enters the cells of the host animal and changes the cell's DNA/RNA to make it stop doing what it usually does for the host and start working on making copies of the virus using the host's resources and energy. A virus is not a living thing, so it must have a living thing work for it to make replications in a "reproductive" process. The reproductive process of the influenza viruses is the Lytic Cycle. See more about that in the related questions.
The cell infected by a virus is referred to as the?
The cell infected by a virus is referred to as the host cell. The virus hijacks the host cell's machinery to replicate and produce more virus particles.
What is a process that a virus can do in a host?
First the virus enters the host cell, then the virus' hereditary material come, then the host cells hereditary material becomes viral, then the host cell expands, and then it POPS!!!
Does the host cell usually benefit from having a virus?
The host cell does not benefit from having a virus. The virus usually kills it.
How do you describe an active virus?
The virus attaches to the host cell, it takes over the functions of the host cell, and it eventually destroys it. If there was no host cell, the virus would die.
What is a virus called outside a host cell?
A virus outside a host cell is generally referred to as a virion. This is the inactive form of the virus that is unable to replicate until it enters a suitable host cell.
