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There is some debate on the issue of whether a virus is truly alive, or is instead just a kind of self-replicating poison. Purified virus can be prepared in the form of a crystal, that looks just like salt. A virus has absolutely no biological activity or metabolism unless it is inside a cell of some other organism. On its own it is an inert chemical. But then, viruses do reproduce, which seems to be a uniquely biological activity. So, it is a bit ambiguous. Personally I believe that viruses are not actually alive.
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ARE Viruses are a type of cell?
The type of cells that viruses live in are host cells. Viruses need host cells in order to reproduce or multiply.
What do Biologists classify living things are involved in?
Biologists who classify living things are taxonomists, and the science is called taxonomy.
Why don't scientists use binomial nomenclature to name viruses?
Biologists don't use binomial nomenclature to name viruses because binomial nomenclature is reserved for living things. Viruses are not considers alive.
What is an area studied by biologists?
Biologists study living things like plants and animals.
Is a viris living?
No. Virologists, the scientists who study viruses, don't consider them living things because they do not meet all the criteria of the definition of life.
What type of cell are viruses?
None. Viruses are acellular. Many biologists do not consider viruses to be living things in part because they are acellular. Look at any phylogeny (tree of life). Viruses are not on them.
ARE Viruses are a type of cell?
The type of cells that viruses live in are host cells. Viruses need host cells in order to reproduce or multiply.
What do Biologists classify living things are involved in?
Biologists who classify living things are taxonomists, and the science is called taxonomy.
Why don't scientists use binomial nomenclature to name viruses?
Biologists don't use binomial nomenclature to name viruses because binomial nomenclature is reserved for living things. Viruses are not considers alive.
Viruses and bacteria are which type of living thing?
Bacteria and viruses are small and can only be seen through a microscope. The small living things are microorganisms or microbes. Some people do not think viruses are living things because they are acellular particles. They consider them to be an organic structure that interacts with living organisms.
Who studys living things?
Biology is the study of life.. so Biologists
Questions about living things that can be answered by biologists are .?
What,why,and how
What is an area studied by biologists?
Biologists study living things like plants and animals.
What are scientists that study living things and their environments?
Scientists that study living things and their environments are called biologists or ecologists. Biologists study life and living organisms, while ecologists focus on the relationships between living organisms and their physical surroundings.
What do biologists call living things?
Biologists typically refer to living things as organisms. Organisms are individual living entities that can carry out the basic functions required for life, such as metabolism, growth, and reproduction.
Is a viris living?
No. Virologists, the scientists who study viruses, don't consider them living things because they do not meet all the criteria of the definition of life.
What do biologists use to organize living things into groups?
Classification
