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How do viruses affect cells and bacteria?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 11/20/2022

viruses latch onto a host cell and injects its own DNA into it, this DNA controls the cell and makes it produce more viruses inside the cell, when these are ready the burst out of the host cell killing it, and land on another cell

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Are viruses made out of a cell or cells?

well viruses are caused by bacteria and bacteria are cells. so yes

What can bacteria do that viruses cannot?

Bacteria can attack and kill cells. White blood cells can kill bacteria.

Is white blood cells a virus or bacteria?

White blood cells are normal parts of the human body. They are neither viruses nor bacteria.

What is a difference between bacteria and viruses that shows that bacteria are living organism and viruses are not?

Bateria are made of cells APEX~:)

What microorganisms are very small and aren't made of cells?

because they arn't as complex as a human cell

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Are viruses made out of a cell or cells?

well viruses are caused by bacteria and bacteria are cells. so yes

Are viruses made of a cell or cells?

well viruses are caused by bacteria and bacteria are cells. so yes

Do antibiotics affect bacteria or viruses?

bacteria

What can bacteria do that viruses cannot?

Bacteria can attack and kill cells. White blood cells can kill bacteria.

Is white blood cells a virus or bacteria?

White blood cells are normal parts of the human body. They are neither viruses nor bacteria.

What difference between bacteria and viruses shows that bacteria are living organisms and viruses?

Bacteria are able to reproduce on their own while viruses need a host to.

Viruses unlike bacteria are not composed of?

CELLS :)

Which is the difference between bacteria and viruses that shows the bacteria are living organisms and viruses are not?

Only Bacteria can reproduce outside of a host.. Bacteria are made of cells

What is a difference between bacteria and viruses shows that bacteria are living organisms and viruses are not?

Bateria are made of cells APEX~:)

What is a difference between bacteria and viruses that shows that bacteria are living organism and viruses are not?

Bateria are made of cells APEX~:)

What are viruses that affect bacteria called?

bacteriophages

Why can bacteria be grown in a petri-dish but not possible for viruses?

Viruses need host cells to replicate and this cannot be done by growing them like bacteria cells are grown.

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