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Since viruses are not actually living things (because they do not grow, do not have homeostasis, and do not metabolize) I don't think they produce like anything else (neither sexually nor asexually).
They reproduce by first infecting a living cell. They rely on host cells to reproduce because they lack the enzymes necessary for metabolism and have no structures to make protein. Then, the bacterial virus (bacteriophage) punches a hole in the cell wall and injects its DNA into the cell. Or, a plant virus enters a plant cell through tiny rips in the cell wall at points of injury. Animal viruses enter host cells through endocytosis. Then, viruses either go through the lytic or lysogenic cycle.
In the lytic cycle, the virus attaches to a cell and injects it own bacterial DNA. Then the viral genes control the host cell and force it to replicate viral genes and to make viral proteins, such as caspids. The proteins are then combined with new copies of DNA, to make new complete viruses. Then, the host cell breaks open and releases the new viruses.
During the lysogenic cycle, the viral DNA is replicated and embedded into the bacterial DNA so it copies, but doesn't destroy the host cell. Symptoms may not appear for a long time. Then, something triggers the virus and it goes through the lytic cycle.
Most of this information (some of it word for word) came from my Biology textbook, "Biology: Principles and Explorations" by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.
Hope that was clear enough and that it helps!
What else can I help you with?
What life processes can a virus do in a living cell?
Replication of self using materials and energy of the invaded living cell ("reproduction"), along with viral mutations.
The severity of a viral infection is linked to?
Over- nourished . Viruses depend on a healthy cell for reproduction.
Which stage of viral reproduction takes place when the DNA and capsids are assembled together?
The maturation stage
A protein that is produced by cells infected by a virus and that can protect uninfected cells from reproduction of the virus?
Interferon is a protein released by cells infected by a virus that triggers neighboring cells to heighten their anti-viral defenses. Interferon helps protect uninfected cells from viral reproduction by activating their immune response, making it harder for the virus to spread. This immune response can include activating natural killer cells to destroy infected cells and inhibiting viral replication within cells.
What is it called when a virus uses another organism for its own benefit?
Organisms who use another organism to flourish are called parasites.
What is the scientific term for viral reproduction?
the viral reproduction is a virus that can't be stoped
A computer model can simulate the aspects of viral reproduction quite well however microscopic observation of actual viral reproduction can improve understanding because actual observations?
May provide reproductions events on a squence
What life processes can a virus do in a living cell?
Replication of self using materials and energy of the invaded living cell ("reproduction"), along with viral mutations.
The severity of a viral infection is linked to?
Over- nourished . Viruses depend on a healthy cell for reproduction.
What is the most common threat to a host organism when a viruse invades?
destruction of cells by viral reproduction .
Which stage of viral reproduction takes place when the DNA and capsids are assembled together?
The maturation stage
What is the most common threat to the host organism posed by an invading virus?
destruction of cells by viral reproduction
How is viral production different than cellular reproduction?
Main difference is that viruses can only reproduce by hijacking living cells. No cells, no viral reproduction. It rewires the cell to produce more copies of itself, then makes the cell self-destruct sending out the copies. Cellular reproduction is in a category of its own.
Scientists first learned about reproduction in viruses by studying what?
Scientists first learned about reproduction in viruses by studying the bacteriophage, a virus that infects bacteria. The bacteriophage lifecycle involves attachment, penetration, replication, and release of new viral particles, providing insight into how viruses replicate. This research has been pivotal in understanding the mechanisms of viral reproduction and in developing antiviral strategies.
Which of the following is the best treatment for a virus?
Thing is that actually their aren't any cures for viral infections. Sure we can slow/ stop viral reproduction with medication, but it doesn't kill the pathogen, as for example antibiotics do with bacteria.
Is rabies a lytic or lysogenic virus?
Yes rabies is lytic. The lytic cycle is a cycle of viral reproduction and is how some diseases are spread.
A protein that is produced by cells infected by a virus and that can protect uninfected cells from reproduction of the virus?
Interferon is a protein released by cells infected by a virus that triggers neighboring cells to heighten their anti-viral defenses. Interferon helps protect uninfected cells from viral reproduction by activating their immune response, making it harder for the virus to spread. This immune response can include activating natural killer cells to destroy infected cells and inhibiting viral replication within cells.
