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Viruses do not possess the necessary mechanisms to acquire nutrients, process them and use them for metabolism. Instead, they 'hijack' a host cell and use the mechanisms of the host cell to replicate itself.

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Can viruses produce their own energy?

Energy cannot be produced, it can only be changed, obtained, or lost. Viruses are not considered living organisms. They are merely a sophisticated chemical compound that only replicate themselves by hacking into a particular host cell. When a new virus is created, energy is stored as chemical energy in the virus. A virus will only have chemical energy. Viruses do not have a control center or brain, so it doesn't use or obtain energy purposely. No, they cannot; they are totally reliant upon the host cell for all of their biochemical (including maintenance and reproduction) functions. NO,when it enters a living cell it gets energy to act


Viruses make the host cell produce new viruses which kills th host cell?

Yes, viruses hijack the host cell's machinery to replicate themselves, eventually causing the cell to burst and release new viruses. This process, known as lysis, results in the death of the host cell.


What is the process in which solar energy is converted to chemical energy?

in Photosynthetic process of plants


What is energy is transferred to a gas as heat and work If there is no change in its internal energy the process is known as?

The process is known as an isothermal process. In an isothermal process, the energy transferred to the gas as heat and work results in no change in the gas's internal energy because the temperature remains constant throughout the process.


Is energy always associated to biochemical process?

Any process, any change, requires energy.

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Do medical viruses use energy?

yes medical viruses does use energy


What provides the energy for a virus?

viruses dot need energy.


What provides the energy for viruses?

The host


Can a virus release and use energy?

Virus particles have no metabolism and does not use energy. However, some viruses have kinetic energy stored in the high pressure inside them, this energy is released when they squirt their genome into the host cell. When they hijack the cell to make more viruses the cell will use energy to produce new viruses.


What is uses energy to take particles into a cell?

viruses


What is the definition of the word sonication?

"Sonication" refers to applying sound energy to a substance. This process can be used to break apart molecules or to rupture cells. This can be useful in destroying bacteria and viruses.


How does viruses release energy?

Viruses do not have the necessary cellular machinery to generate or release energy on their own. Instead, they rely on hijacking the host cell's metabolic processes and machinery to replicate and produce energy for their own purposes.


How are viruses unlike organisms?

Unlike organisms, viruses are not cellular, nor do they have ribosomes or any other organelles for protein production, energy generation, etc. They cannot capture or store free energy but can only use energy derived from their host. Also, viruses can only reproduce via the host and not on their own.


Can viruses live in the human intestine and id in the digestive process?

viruses can live in intestine but they get remove with the removing of excretory waste.


Why do viruses replicate?

Viruses replicate to produce more copies of themselves and spread to new host cells or individuals. This replication process is crucial for the survival and propagation of viruses in their environment.


A process in which viruses put their genetic material in a host cell but do not make new viruses right away is called?

The lysogenic cycle


Can viruses produce their own energy?

Energy cannot be produced, it can only be changed, obtained, or lost. Viruses are not considered living organisms. They are merely a sophisticated chemical compound that only replicate themselves by hacking into a particular host cell. When a new virus is created, energy is stored as chemical energy in the virus. A virus will only have chemical energy. Viruses do not have a control center or brain, so it doesn't use or obtain energy purposely. No, they cannot; they are totally reliant upon the host cell for all of their biochemical (including maintenance and reproduction) functions. NO,when it enters a living cell it gets energy to act