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A cell is generally more complex than a virus. Cells are the basic units of life and contain various organelles, such as the nucleus, mitochondria, and endoplasmic reticulum, which perform specialized functions. In contrast, viruses are much simpler; they consist primarily of genetic material (either DNA or RNA) encased in a protein coat and cannot carry out metabolic processes on their own. Thus, while both are essential biological entities, cells exhibit significantly greater complexity.
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Why does a virus not have both DNA and RNA?
Because it doesn't use it's DNA or RNA to function, it uses it to inject into a cell and switch the cell's instructions to its own so the cell will make more viruses. Cells have DNA and RNA to tell the cell what to do, but viruses just do it naturally. Viruses have no use for both.
How do viruses affect cells and bacteria?
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
Can viruses replicate?
Viruses are unable to replicate on their own and require a host cell to do so. Once inside a host cell, a virus hijacks the cell's machinery to produce more copies of itself.
Why are Viruses not considered living by most Biologist?
Viruses are not an organism at all. They are not alive. They are nonliving. They are like cockle burrs that "grab" hold of your clothing or a dog's coat. They are hijackers. Once they get attached to the cell of a living cell, they can take it over and "make" the living cell produce virus particles instead of cell parts. These particles can assemble into more viruses and then they break out of the cell (killing it) and begin the process again. They cannot make more viruses on their own.
What are the viruses called that attack prokaryotes?
Viruses that attack prokaryotes are called bacteriophages. They specifically infect bacteria by injecting their genetic material into the bacterial cell, which then uses the cell's machinery to replicate and produce more viruses.
Does virus makes the cell it is in produce more viruses?
Yes, viruses use the cell that it has invaded to produce more viruses.
Are viruses more complex than human cells?
No.
A virus makes the cell it is in produce more viruses?
Of course it makes your cell it is produce more viruses only in a severe virus.
What is more complex an organ or a cell?
cell
What are viruses hidden in?
Cells, they reproduce by invading a cell and using its functions to make more viruses, eventually killing a cell. That's why viruses are bad, and that where they "hide".
Why does a virus not have both DNA and RNA?
Because it doesn't use it's DNA or RNA to function, it uses it to inject into a cell and switch the cell's instructions to its own so the cell will make more viruses. Cells have DNA and RNA to tell the cell what to do, but viruses just do it naturally. Viruses have no use for both.
What viruses have Rna in their core rather than Dna?
They are called Rna viruses. Rna retro-viruses are a different and somewhat more complex matter.
How do viruses affect cells and bacteria?
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
Why do some scientists say that viruses are not alive?
Some scientists think that viruses are not living organisms due to how simple they are. Viruses are usually nothing more than a strand of genetic coding with a protein coat. This makes them far more simpler than the simplest of organisms that use the standard cell structure which is rather complex.
How are viruses like non living things?
Viruses are not alive. They are infectious particles. They hijack a living cell's DNA and force it to make viruses parts instead of living cell parts. The cell is made to assemble to parts and the new viruses bust out of the cell, killing it, and infect more cells.
What does a virus do to a cell?
Well, first the virus "burrows" into it's host (The cell) then it regenerates and more viruses are born. Later, the host cell bursts open and more viruses invade other cells. ~Nick
What are the differences between simple and complex viruses?
Simple viruses have a basic structure, with only a few genes and proteins, while complex viruses have a more intricate structure with multiple layers and components. Simple viruses typically cause mild infections and are easier to treat, while complex viruses can cause more severe diseases and may be harder to treat due to their sophisticated mechanisms of replication and evasion of the immune system.
