Well they can not make there life them self as bacteria/fungi etc. They need a host to replicate their progeny. Viruses are just nucleo-capsid which contains few proteins and genetic material. They dont have cellular organells to do separate functions. All they can do is their protein can interact to host proteins and control the system in favor of viruses.
Viruses are considered nonliving because they cannot carry out essential life processes on their own, such as metabolism or reproduction. They lack the machinery to generate energy or replicate their genetic material without a host cell. This dependency on a host for survival blurs the line between living and nonliving entities.
No, viruses are nonliving.
They do not reproduce asexually or sexually. Viruses need a host like a cell in order to reproduce. In the dormant state, they are virions, and considered to be nonliving. However, in their active state, as viruses, they are considered to be living organisms.
Viruses are considered nonliving because they cannot carry out essential life processes on their own, such as metabolism and reproduction. They need to infect a host cell to replicate and can't reproduce independently.
they can not reproduce without a host cell .
They cannot live outside of a host.
Viruses are considered nonliving because they cannot carry out essential life processes on their own, such as metabolism or reproduction. They lack the machinery to generate energy or replicate their genetic material without a host cell. This dependency on a host for survival blurs the line between living and nonliving entities.
No, viruses are nonliving.
Viruses are generally considered nonliving because they cannot carry out essential life processes on their own, such as metabolism or reproduction. They require a host cell to replicate and carry out their life cycle.
Viruses, although the opinion on their non-living status may be changing.
They do not reproduce asexually or sexually. Viruses need a host like a cell in order to reproduce. In the dormant state, they are virions, and considered to be nonliving. However, in their active state, as viruses, they are considered to be living organisms.
Viruses are considered nonliving because they cannot carry out essential life processes on their own, such as metabolism and reproduction. They need to infect a host cell to replicate and can't reproduce independently.
They are Different because Viruses are nonliving.
Viruses are considered to be non-living things, and are capable of causing disease. The reason viruses are not considered living is because they lack many of the characteristics of life until they infect a host cell.
Bacteria are considered to be living because they fulfill the requirements of the Cell Theory. Viruses, however, are generally classified as nonliving because they are not made of cells, they cannot reproduce independently, they generally do not react to noxious stimuli, etc.
Since viruses are nonliving, they have no known predators.
Viruses are considered to be non-living things, and are capable of causing disease. The reason viruses are not considered living is because they lack many of the characteristics of life until they infect a host cell.