Need a host.
Biologists don't use binomial nomenclature to name viruses because binomial nomenclature is reserved for living things. Viruses are not considers alive.
Viruses cannot reproduce on their own because they lack the necessary cellular machinery. They need to infect a living host cell in order to replicate and produce more virus particles. In some cases, viruses can infect and replicate within host cells that are no longer alive, but this is not considered true reproduction.
Viruses are not alive in the first place, so no.
Viruses do not have the machinery to produce their own carbohydrates. Instead, they rely on the host cells they infect to supply the necessary carbohydrates for their replication and survival. Viruses can hijack the host cell's metabolic pathways to obtain carbohydrates for their own use.
not on viruses though because viruses arent "alive" they are not living creatures, they are inanimate objects and other words for not alive
No, because viruses aren't alive.
Biologists don't use binomial nomenclature to name viruses because binomial nomenclature is reserved for living things. Viruses are not considers alive.
Viruses are prokaryotes and not Eukaryotes. Therefore they are not alive. Since it is not considered to be alive they do not belong in the 5 kingdom classification; Monera, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia, Protista. Bacteria are living once celled organisms and belong to either bacteria or Archaea. *Viruses not considered alive because they need a host to be able to reproduce. They cannot reproduce on their own.
metabolism
Maybe because they divide & multiply, adapt/evolve, need a host(not sure about this part), etc.
They don't, for the most part, that is. Scientists argue over whether or not viruses are alive because some believe that they have all the qualities you need to be considered alive, which are.... * They reproduce * They obtain and use energy * They grow and develop * They respond to the environment The only thing that is different is that they cannot use their genetic material on their own. They need a host, a cell, to reproduce. So therefore, scientists continue to argue on whether viruses are alive, or not. :D
Because they can not reproduce on their own.
Viruses are not considered alive because they cannot reproduce on their own. They must invade another cell or bacteria and implant their genetic material into that organism's genome in order to replicate.
Viruses cannot reproduce on their own because they lack the necessary cellular machinery. They need to infect a living host cell in order to replicate and produce more virus particles. In some cases, viruses can infect and replicate within host cells that are no longer alive, but this is not considered true reproduction.
Because viruses are not bacteria. Antibiotics only work on bacteria. (Viruses are not actually alive . . . they enter a bacterium and take control of its function.)
Some people argue that viruses are not alive because they lack any form of energy, carbon metabolism, and they canâ??t replicate or evolve. Therefore, they do not exhibit the same set of characteristics of all living things.
Viruses are not alive in the first place, so no.